Bee forage check

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Forage report for 36.1061, -106.9417

Estimated forage here is better than about 45% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (80th percentile) and lowest in fall (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.0 mi S, 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: 14th percentile (spring 27th, summer 39th, fall 50th)
New Mexico: 45th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 80th, fall 32nd)
Southern Rockies: 21st percentile (spring 73rd, summer 15th, fall 19th)

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 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Native wildflowers
Main flow: May 1 to Aug 15 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers
Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Rabbitbrush
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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