Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 32.7804, -108.1483

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (42nd). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.18 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 48th percentile (spring 76th, summer 37th, fall 57th)
New Mexico: 97th percentile (spring 98th, summer 77th, fall 42nd)
Chihuahuan Deserts: 96th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 98th, fall 71st)

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

Season

First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers
Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spring-flowering shrubs, Dandelion
Fall flow: Jul 1 to Jul 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Spotted and diffuse knapweed
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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.