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Honey bee forage in Madrid, New Mexico
Estimated forage here is better than about 48% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in fall (61st percentile) and lowest in summer (48th). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away.
When is the honey flow in Madrid?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, weedy mustards, native wildflowers)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30, peaking late Apr (clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Fall flow: Jul 16 to Oct 31 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, asters)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Madrid, 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 19.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, asters, native wildflowers; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, rabbitbrush, asters; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers; 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 Madrid
Mostly: Southern Rocky Mountain Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe.
Nearest mapped water: open water 0.02 mi W; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.06 mi W.
How Madrid ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 15th | 40th | 25th | 70th |
| New Mexico | 48th | 52nd | 48th | 61st |
| Arizona/New Mexico Mountains | 66th | 60th | 58th | 87th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 49% 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 Madrid: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Los Cerrillos 2 mi · Golden 10 mi · Galisteo 11 mi · La Bajada 12 mi · San Pedro 12 mi · La Cienega 12 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 Madrid (35.4033, -106.1538); 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.