What's flowering for honey bees near Bosque Farms, NM (Middle Rio Grande Valley (Bosque Farms, NM) — Chihuahuan Desert/Rio Grande riparian bosque zone), month by month — 34 local nectar and pollen sources.
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| Plant | Scientific name | Category | Bloom months | Forage value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siberian Elm | Ulmus pumila | Trees | Feb–Mar | medium |
| Cottonwood (Rio Grande Cottonwood) | Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni | Trees | Mar–Apr | low |
| Fruit Orchard Trees (Apricot/Peach/Apple/Plum) | Prunus/Malus spp. | Trees | Mar–Apr | medium |
| Netleaf Hackberry | Celtis reticulata | Trees | Mar–Apr | low |
| New Mexico Olive / Desert Olive | Forestiera pubescens | Shrubs & Vines | Mar–Apr | medium |
| Skunkbush Sumac | Rhus trilobata | Shrubs & Vines | Mar–Apr | medium |
| New Mexico Privet | Forestiera neomexicana | Shrubs & Vines | Mar–Apr | medium |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Wildflowers & Weeds | Mar–May | medium |
| Alfilaria (Filaree) | Erodium cicutarium | Wildflowers & Weeds | Mar–May | low |
| Catclaw Acacia | Senegalia greggii (Acacia greggii) | Shrubs & Vines | Apr–Jun | high |
| Apache Plume | Fallugia paradoxa | Shrubs & Vines | Apr–Sep | medium |
| Scarlet Globemallow | Sphaeralcea coccinea | Wildflowers & Weeds | Apr–Sep | medium |
| Black Locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | Trees | May | high |
| Russian Olive | Elaeagnus angustifolia | Trees | May–Jun | high |
| Honey Mesquite | Prosopis glandulosa | Trees | May–Jun | high |
| Tamarisk / Saltcedar | Tamarix chinensis | Shrubs & Vines | May–Aug | medium |
| Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis | Shrubs & Vines | May–Sep | medium |
| Wild Grape | Vitis arizonica | Shrubs & Vines | May–Jun | low |
| White Clover | Trifolium repens | Clover & Legumes | May–Jul | medium |
| Field Bindweed | Convolvulus arvensis | Wildflowers & Weeds | May–Sep | low |
| Silverleaf Nightshade | Solanum elaeagnifolium | Wildflowers & Weeds | May–Sep | low |
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | Clover & Legumes | Jun–Sep | high |
| White Sweetclover | Melilotus albus | Clover & Legumes | Jun–Aug | high |
| Yellow Sweetclover | Melilotus officinalis | Clover & Legumes | Jun–Aug | medium |
| Mexican Hat / Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflowers & Weeds | Jun–Aug | low |
| Four-wing Saltbush | Atriplex canescens | Shrubs & Vines | Jul–Sep | low |
| Common Sunflower | Helianthus annuus | Wildflowers & Weeds | Jul–Sep | high |
| Russian Thistle (Tumbleweed) | Salsola tragus | Wildflowers & Weeds | Jul–Sep | low |
| Kochia | Bassia scoparia | Wildflowers & Weeds | Aug–Sep | medium |
| Broom Snakeweed | Gutierrezia sarothrae | Wildflowers & Weeds | Aug–Oct | medium |
| Rabbitbrush | Ericameria nauseosa | Shrubs & Vines | Sep–Oct | high |
| Chamisa (see Rabbitbrush) | Ericameria nauseosa | Shrubs & Vines | Sep–Oct | high |
| Western Goldenrod | Solidago velutina (S. sparsiflora) | Wildflowers & Weeds | Sep–Oct | medium |
| Purple Aster | Symphyotrichum ericoides / Machaeranthera spp. | Wildflowers & Weeds | Sep–Oct | medium |
A bee forage bloom calendar shows which nectar and pollen plants are blooming in a given area, month by month, so beekeepers can plan colony buildup, splits, and honey harvests around the local bloom.
Every calendar starts with your zip code's specific growing region — its climate, elevation, and local ecology. From there, we use AI trained on horticultural and beekeeping knowledge to work out which nectar and pollen plants actually grow there and when they typically bloom, the same kind of judgment call an experienced local beekeeping mentor or extension agent would make, just automated so any US zip code can get a calendar in minutes instead of years of local observation. Each calendar typically covers 25-40 plants across trees, shrubs and vines, clover and legumes, and wildflowers, plus the area's named honey flows. We keep the exact generation process under wraps, but the goal is always the same: real, locally-grounded bloom timing instead of generic national averages.
The region-specific bloom timing, honey flows, and beekeeping notes are produced by an AI system drawing on general horticultural, ecological, and beekeeping knowledge, applied to your area's specific climate and geography — rather than looked up from a single official bloom-timing database, since no such nationwide dataset exists at this level of local detail.
A nectar dearth (or dearth period) is a stretch of the year when little or no medium-to-high value forage is blooming. Colonies may need supplemental feeding during a dearth to avoid starvation or robbing behavior.
A honey flow (or nectar flow) is a period when nectar is abundant enough for a colony to produce surplus honey beyond what it needs to survive, often tied to a specific major regional bloom like clover or black locust.
Bloom timing is generated from regional climate and ecology data and is intended as a general planning reference. It may not perfectly match a specific microclimate, so it's worth cross-checking against your own field observations.
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