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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 34.2297, -103.5772

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (92nd percentile) and lowest in fall (47th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (right here); alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.3 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.44 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 47th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 49th, fall 61st)
  • New Mexico: 96th percentile (spring 91st, summer 92nd, fall 47th)
  • High Plains: 58th percentile (spring 88th, summer 21st, fall 52nd)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 1,870 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Sorghum: about 73 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – late Jun
  • Sorghum: about 120 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Alfalfa: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 105 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Sorghum: about 237 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi S, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

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