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Forage report for 36.1263, -105.7829
Estimated forage here is better than about 36% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (62nd percentile) and lowest in fall (24th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 3.6 mi NE, grown 2 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: 11th percentile (spring 30th, summer 30th, fall 42nd)
- New Mexico: 36th percentile (spring 38th, summer 62nd, fall 24th)
- Southern Rockies: 14th percentile (spring 79th, summer 6th, fall 14th)
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, Native wildflowers, Spring-flowering shrubs
- Main flow: May 1 to Jul 15 — Spring-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 — Rabbitbrush, Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Spring-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers, Dandelion; light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers, Rabbitbrush; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; amber
- Whole season (March to November): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spring-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers; 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.