Bee forage check

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Forage report for 35.1992, -106.3324

Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (73rd percentile) and lowest in fall (34th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.1 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.3 mi N.

Ranking

Continental US: 20th percentile (spring 51st, summer 33rd, fall 51st)
New Mexico: 60th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 70th, fall 34th)
Arizona/New Mexico Mountains: 79th percentile (spring 77th, summer 79th, fall 68th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New Mexico, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion
Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spring-flowering shrubs
Fall flow: Jul 16 to Aug 31 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Rabbitbrush
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spring-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Rabbitbrush; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers; amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers; 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.