Bee forage check

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Forage report for 36.1804, -105.8886

Estimated forage here is better than about 15% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it ranks highest in fall (37th percentile) and lowest in spring (17th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.6 mi NW, 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: 6th percentile (spring 19th, summer 17th, fall 53rd)
New Mexico: 15th percentile (spring 17th, summer 31st, fall 37th)
Arizona/New Mexico Plateau: 25th percentile (spring 29th, summer 38th, 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 — Native wildflowers, Spring-flowering shrubs, Dandelion
Main flow: May 1 to Jul 15 — Spring-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers, Summer-flowering shrubs
Fall flow: Aug 1 to Oct 31 — Rabbitbrush, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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