Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.4177, -105.4993

Estimated forage here is better than about 36% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (50th percentile) and lowest in fall (31st). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.1 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 11th percentile (spring 39th, summer 21st, fall 48th)
New Mexico: 36th percentile (spring 50th, summer 39th, fall 31st)
Southwestern Tablelands: 2nd percentile (spring 7th, summer 13th, fall 17th)

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, Native wildflowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 30 — Spring-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers
Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Spring-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Rabbitbrush, Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Dandelion; dark amber
Whole season (March to November): Spring-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers, Dandelion, Rabbitbrush; 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.