Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.0440, -107.4687

Estimated forage here is better than about 67% of sites in New Mexico. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other New Mexico sites. Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi S.

Ranking

Continental US: 24th percentile (spring 48th, summer 36th, fall 73rd)
New Mexico: 67th percentile (spring 68th, summer 74th, fall 66th)
Arizona/New Mexico Plateau: 91st percentile (spring 93rd, summer 87th, fall 61st)

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, Weedy mustards, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Fall flow: Aug 1 to Oct 31 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

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