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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.1878, -105.1146

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (56th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here); sorghum (nearest 3.1 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.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 44th percentile (spring 57th, summer 55th, fall 66th)
  • New Mexico: 96th percentile (spring 86th, summer 94th, fall 56th)
  • Southwestern Tablelands: 83rd percentile (spring 64th, summer 88th, fall 32nd)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 100 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 126 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 591 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 138 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 56 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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