Bee forage check

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Forage report for 36.1741, -105.7468

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (89th percentile) and lowest in fall (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi SE, 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: 23rd percentile (spring 44th, summer 46th, fall 58th)
New Mexico: 66th percentile (spring 60th, summer 89th, fall 43rd)
Southern Rockies: 40th percentile (spring 96th, summer 21st, fall 29th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spring-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion; extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Rabbitbrush, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Rabbitbrush; extra 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.