Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.4845, -105.8876

Estimated forage here is better than about 53% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (68th percentile) and lowest in spring (51st). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 17th percentile (spring 40th, summer 32nd, fall 69th)
New Mexico: 53rd percentile (spring 51st, summer 68th, fall 60th)
Arizona/New Mexico Plateau: 83rd percentile (spring 85th, summer 83rd, fall 54th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spring-flowering shrubs, Dandelion
Fall flow: Aug 1 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
Season ends: Oct 31

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