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Forage report for 36.9332, -106.9376

Estimated forage here is better than about 59% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (84th percentile) and lowest in spring (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.9 mi N, 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. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 20th percentile (spring 34th, summer 43rd, fall 74th)
  • New Mexico: 59th percentile (spring 43rd, summer 84th, fall 69th)
  • Southern Rockies: 33rd percentile (spring 84th, summer 18th, fall 56th)

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, Weedy mustards, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Sep 15 — Native wildflowers, Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 15 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.