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Forage report for 34.8005, -106.7888

Estimated forage here is better than about 41% of sites in New Mexico. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other New Mexico sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.9 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.9 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.61 mi SW.

Ranking

Continental US: 12th percentile (spring 36th, summer 25th, fall 59th)
New Mexico: 41st percentile (spring 47th, summer 48th, fall 44th)
Arizona/New Mexico Plateau: 65th percentile (spring 80th, summer 63rd, fall 36th)

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, Native wildflowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Mar 16 to Aug 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers
Fall flow: Sep 16 to Oct 31 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Rabbitbrush
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
Alfalfa: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug
Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
Alfalfa: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul

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, Dandelion; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Rabbitbrush, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Garden flowers; amber
Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Native wildflowers, 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.