city in Texas
Honey bee forage in Town of Pecos, Texas
Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in summer (67th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Town of Pecos?
- First forage: Jan 16 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Feb 16 to May 15, peaking early Mar (clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), dandelion)
- Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jul 15 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), garden flowers, dandelion)
- Season ends: Sep 30
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Town of Pecos, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Mar 5.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): garden flowers, cotton, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), rabbitbrush; amber
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Cotton: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Alfalfa: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms late Apr – late Jun (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Town of Pecos
Mostly: North American Warm Desert Ruderal & Planted Scrub; Chihuahuan Mixed Salt Desert Scrub; Barren.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.92 mi N; open water 1.28 mi E.
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
How Town of Pecos ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 56th | 80th | 28th | 22nd |
| Texas | 60th | 66th | 67th | 25th |
| Chihuahuan Deserts | 99th | 95th | 97th | 12th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 50% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Town of Pecos: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Lindsay 2 mi · Barstow 9 mi · Toyah 17 mi · Mentone 22 mi · Pyote 26 mi · Coyanosa 29 mi
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Town of Pecos (31.3894, -103.5222); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.