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Honey bee forage in Logan, New Mexico
Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (10th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 1.0 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 1.0 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sweet corn (nearest 1.9 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Logan?
- First forage: Feb 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to May 31, peaking early Apr (summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 (summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Season ends: Sep 30
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Logan, 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 Mar 29.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; white, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, garden flowers, spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), green/yellow rabbitbrush, asters; amber
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, garden flowers; white, likely to stay liquid a long time
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Sorghum: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Cotton: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Sweet corn: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi N, blooms late May – late Jun (grown 1 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 Logan
Mostly: Western Great Plains Mesquite Shrubland; Open water; Western Great Plains Sandhill Steppe.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.11 mi S; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.12 mi S.
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025); Sweet Corn: insecticides used on about 44% of surveyed US acres (2024). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
How Logan ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 23rd | 65th | 19th | 24th |
| New Mexico | 66th | 93rd | 37th | 10th |
| Southwestern Tablelands | 15th | 79th | 12th | 7th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 51% 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 Logan: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
San Jon 18 mi · Tucumcari 19 mi · Nara Visa 26 mi · Grady 38 mi · Mosquero 40 mi · Conchas Dam 42 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 Logan (35.3555, -103.453); 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.