Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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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 35.1692, -107.3620

Estimated forage here is better than about 46% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in fall (80th percentile) and lowest in spring (33rd). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.2 mi SW.

Ranking

Continental US: 14th percentile (spring 27th, summer 29th, fall 81st)
New Mexico: 46th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 60th, fall 80th)
Arizona/New Mexico Mountains: 64th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 70th, fall 95th)

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 — Weedy mustards, Dandelion
Main flow: Apr 16 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Native wildflowers, Weedy mustards
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Weedy mustards, Native wildflowers, Native wildflowers, Dandelion; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Yellow starthistle, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Asters; amber
Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Asters, Yellow starthistle; amber
Whole season (March to November): Weedy mustards, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Native wildflowers, Rubber rabbitbrush; 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.