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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 35.3950, -105.4741

Estimated forage here is better than about 53% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (69th percentile) and lowest in fall (38th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 4 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: 18th percentile (spring 49th, summer 27th, fall 54th)
  • New Mexico: 53rd percentile (spring 69th, summer 55th, fall 38th)
  • Southwestern Tablelands: 5th percentile (spring 38th, summer 24th, fall 21st)

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 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 15 — Spring-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 15 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Alfalfa, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Spring-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Summer-flowering shrubs, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.