Bee forage check

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Forage report for 36.2006, -105.7248

Estimated forage here is better than about 58% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (85th percentile) and lowest in fall (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.2 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 20th percentile (spring 38th, summer 43rd, fall 58th)
New Mexico: 58th percentile (spring 50th, summer 85th, fall 43rd)
Southern Rockies: 33rd percentile (spring 91st, summer 19th, 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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Rabbitbrush, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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