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Honey bee forage in Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (63rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Jemez Pueblo?
- First forage: Feb 16 (dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), weedy mustards)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 15, peaking late Apr (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 15 (spotted and diffuse knapweed, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Jemez Pueblo, 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 Apr 16.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), himalayan blackberry; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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
- Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Jul (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Jemez Pueblo
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Southern Rocky Mountain Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.04 mi SE; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.08 mi NE.
How Jemez Pueblo ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 50th | 66th | 51st | 71st |
| New Mexico | 97th | 94th | 93rd | 63rd |
| Arizona/New Mexico Plateau | 96th | 99th | 95th | 57th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 34% 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 Jemez Pueblo: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
San Ysidro 4 mi · Cañon 5 mi · Zia Pueblo 5 mi · Ponderosa 6 mi · Jemez Springs 12 mi · San Luis 19 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 Jemez Pueblo (35.6066, -106.7322); 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.