Bee forage check

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Forage report for 36.8168, -107.9692

Estimated forage here is better than about 54% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (73rd percentile) and lowest in spring (49th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 2.1 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 2.0 mi W, grown 1 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: 18th percentile (spring 38th, summer 35th, fall 69th)
New Mexico: 54th percentile (spring 49th, summer 73rd, fall 60th)
Arizona/New Mexico Plateau: 84th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 87th, fall 53rd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New Mexico, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Native wildflowers, Weedy mustards
Main flow: Apr 1 to Sep 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 15 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug
Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
Corn: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug
Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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