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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 34.2170, -106.9165

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.5 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 50th percentile (spring 74th, summer 40th, fall 43rd)
  • New Mexico: 97th percentile (spring 97th, summer 82nd, fall 25th)
  • Chihuahuan Deserts: 97th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 99th, fall 39th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jul 15 — Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 82 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late May – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late May – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 109 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late May – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 112 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms late May – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 420 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms late May – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late May – early 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): Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Rabbitbrush, Garden flowers; 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

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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.