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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 36.8699, -107.9549

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (59th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); popcorn and ornamental corn (nearest 1.1 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: 60th percentile (spring 69th, summer 62nd, fall 69th)
  • New Mexico: 99th percentile (spring 95th, summer 97th, fall 59th)
  • Colorado Plateaus: 97th percentile (spring 100th, summer 91st, fall 85th)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Alfalfa; 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.