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Forage report for 35.7902, -104.9824

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (58th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 45th percentile (spring 54th, summer 61st, fall 67th)
  • New Mexico: 96th percentile (spring 81st, summer 96th, fall 58th)
  • Southwestern Tablelands: 86th percentile (spring 56th, summer 93rd, fall 34th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 332 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra 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.