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Honey bee forage in Sagar, New Mexico
Estimated forage here is better than about 23% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it ranks highest in summer (48th percentile) and lowest in spring (23rd). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.17 mi NE.
When is the honey flow in Sagar?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Main flow: May 1 to Jul 15, peaking late May (spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, summer-flowering shrubs)
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 15 (rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, summer-flowering shrubs)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Sagar, 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 11.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, dandelion, summer-flowering shrubs; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, rabbitbrush, native wildflowers, spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed; dark amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, summer-flowering shrubs, rabbitbrush; 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 Sagar
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.17 mi NE; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.59 mi SE.
How Sagar ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 8th | 22nd | 25th | 50th |
| New Mexico | 23rd | 23rd | 48th | 33rd |
| Arizona/New Mexico Plateau | 37th | 42nd | 63rd | 24th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 84% 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 Sagar: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Vanderwagen 2 mi · Pinehaven 8 mi · Black Rock 12 mi · Zuni Pueblo 13 mi · McGaffey 16 mi · Timberlake 17 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 Sagar (35.2474, -108.7671); 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.