Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.5940, -105.9214

Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (73rd percentile) and lowest in fall (49th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi NW.

Ranking

Continental US: 19th percentile (spring 44th, summer 35th, fall 62nd)
New Mexico: 57th percentile (spring 60th, summer 73rd, fall 49th)
Southern Rockies: 32nd percentile (spring 96th, summer 10th, fall 36th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spring-flowering shrubs
Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 30 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Rabbitbrush
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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.