Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.2263, -107.8757

Estimated forage here is better than about 68% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (84th percentile) and lowest in spring (56th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 24th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 42nd, fall 80th)
New Mexico: 68th percentile (spring 56th, summer 84th, fall 78th)
Arizona/New Mexico Plateau: 92nd percentile (spring 87th, summer 92nd, fall 76th)

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, Weedy mustards, Willows
Main flow: Apr 1 to Sep 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
Fall flow: Oct 16 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Rubber rabbitbrush
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.