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Forage report for 32.2700, -107.6750

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (6th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.18 mi NW. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 46th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 34th, fall 16th)
  • New Mexico: 96th percentile (spring 96th, summer 72nd, fall 6th)
  • Chihuahuan Deserts: 94th percentile (spring 90th, summer 98th, fall 9th)

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 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 278 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early May – late Jun
  • Alfalfa: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early May – late Jun
  • Cotton: about 78 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Cotton: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • 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); Watermelons: insecticides used on about 38% 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.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.