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Forage report for 32.0130, -106.5987

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (16th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 1.2 mi NW); alfalfa (nearest 0.8 mi W); grapes (nearest 0.6 mi NW). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 65th percentile (spring 85th, summer 33rd, fall 33rd)
  • New Mexico: 99th percentile (spring 99th, summer 70th, fall 16th)
  • Chihuahuan Deserts: 99th percentile (spring 97th, summer 98th, fall 21st)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New Mexico, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Cotton: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Cotton: about 354 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Cotton: about 62 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NW, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late Apr – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Cotton, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); dark amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 64% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes (all types): insecticides used on about 58% of surveyed US acres (2021); Grapes, wine type: insecticides used on about 56% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, table type: insecticides used on about 50% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, raisin type: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025). 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.

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. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.