Bee forage check

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Forage report for 35.5619, -106.7737

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (75th percentile) and lowest in fall (62nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 23rd percentile (spring 52nd, summer 31st, fall 71st)
New Mexico: 66th percentile (spring 75th, summer 63rd, fall 62nd)
Arizona/New Mexico Plateau: 91st percentile (spring 94th, summer 81st, fall 57th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New Mexico, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

First forage: Feb 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Weedy mustards, Dandelion
Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Native wildflowers
Fall flow: Jul 16 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Jul
Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Native wildflowers; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); amber
Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); dark amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion; light amber

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.