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Forage report for 35.6061, -106.7323
Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (63rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi W, grown 3 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: 50th percentile (spring 66th, summer 51st, fall 71st)
- New Mexico: 97th percentile (spring 94th, summer 93rd, fall 63rd)
- Arizona/New Mexico Plateau: 96th percentile (spring 99th, summer 95th, 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 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Weedy mustards
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 15 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Jul
- Alfalfa: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Jul
- Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – late Jul
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Himalayan blackberry; light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.