Bee forage check

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Forage report for 35.6717, -106.7528

Estimated forage here is better than about 38% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it ranks highest in fall (49th percentile) and lowest in summer (35th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.0 mi SE, grown 4 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: 12th percentile (spring 37th, summer 19th, fall 62nd)
New Mexico: 38th percentile (spring 48th, summer 35th, fall 49th)
Southern Rockies: 16th percentile (spring 89th, summer 1st, 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: Feb 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Weedy mustards, Dandelion
Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 15 — Spring-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Fall flow: Jul 1 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Rabbitbrush
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Spring-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers, Native wildflowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Native wildflowers, Rabbitbrush; amber
Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Rabbitbrush, Asters; dark amber
Whole season (March to November): Native wildflowers, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Spring-flowering shrubs, Rubber rabbitbrush; 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.