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Forage report for 34.7389, -106.7247

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (12th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 82nd percentile (spring 96th, summer 68th, fall 27th)
  • New Mexico: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 98th, fall 12th)
  • Arizona/New Mexico Plateau: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 98th, fall 10th)

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
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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