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Honey bee forage in Fort Wingate, New Mexico
Estimated forage here is better than about 52% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (72nd percentile) and lowest in spring (49th). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.
When is the honey flow in Fort Wingate?
- First forage: Mar 16 (dandelion)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15, peaking early May (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 30 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Fort Wingate, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on May 10.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, green/yellow rabbitbrush, native wildflowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, rabbitbrush, dandelion; dark amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, green/yellow rabbitbrush, summer-flowering shrubs; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
No rated bee crops within about 3.7 miles of the town center. The forage here is wild plants, trees and gardens.
The land and water around Fort Wingate
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river 0.04 mi SW; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.13 mi SW.
How Fort Wingate ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 17th | 38th | 34th | 65th |
| New Mexico | 52nd | 49th | 72nd | 54th |
| Arizona/New Mexico Plateau | 82nd | 82nd | 86th | 47th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 59% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Fort Wingate: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Iyanbito 4 mi · Jamestown 6 mi · Sundance 6 mi · Church Rock 7 mi · McGaffey 7 mi · White Cliffs 9 mi
All towns in New Mexico · National map · How the scoring works
An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021–2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Fort Wingate (35.4708, -108.5439); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.