Bee forage check

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Forage report for 35.3541, -104.1955

Estimated forage here is better than about 62% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (14th). Biggest nearby bee crops: millet (nearest 3.7 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.34 mi SE.

Ranking

Continental US: 21st percentile (spring 67th, summer 11th, fall 31st)
New Mexico: 62nd percentile (spring 94th, summer 19th, fall 14th)
Southwestern Tablelands: 11th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 3rd, fall 9th)

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 — Native wildflowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
Main flow: Mar 16 to May 31 — Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Millet: about 55 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Native wildflowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); water white
Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Asters; amber
Whole season (March to November): Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Native wildflowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); water white

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.