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Honey bee forage in Mayhill, New Mexico
Estimated forage here is better than about 42% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (61st percentile) and lowest in fall (12th). Biggest nearby bee crops: apples (nearest 3.4 mi SW).
When is the honey flow in Mayhill?
- First forage: Mar 1 (native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30, peaking early May (summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Mayhill, 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 17.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, rabbitbrush, native wildflowers, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), asters; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, rabbitbrush; light amber, 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
- Apples: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi SW, blooms early Apr – late Apr
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 Mayhill
Mostly: Madrean Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland; Mogollon Chaparral.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.04 mi SE; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.36 mi NE.
How Mayhill ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 13th | 44th | 23rd | 27th |
| New Mexico | 42nd | 61st | 45th | 12th |
| Arizona/New Mexico Mountains | 59th | 68th | 55th | 37th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 96% 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 Mayhill: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Weed 7 mi · Sacramento 8 mi · Twin Forks 9 mi · Cloudcroft 14 mi · High Rolls 18 mi · Pinon 20 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 Mayhill (32.8902, -105.5044); 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.