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Forage report for 36.5469, -105.2627
Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in spring (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.
Ranking
- Continental US: 44th percentile (spring 34th, summer 69th, fall 82nd)
- New Mexico: 96th percentile (spring 43rd, summer 98th, fall 82nd)
- Southern Rockies: 70th percentile (spring 84th, summer 57th, fall 68th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New Mexico, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Willows, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Sep
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Willows, Spring-flowering shrubs; light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.