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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 33.5193, -106.9118

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in New Mexico. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other New Mexico sites. Expect a dearth from late Feb to late Jun. Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.89 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 0th percentile (spring 1st, summer 0th, fall 1st)
  • New Mexico: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 0th)
  • Chihuahuan Deserts: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 0th)

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 — Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Jun 15 — Native wildflowers
  • Dearth: Feb 16 to Jun 30
  • Fall flow: Jul 1 to Jul 15 — Native wildflowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

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

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.