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Honey bee forage in Imlay, Nevada
Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Nevada. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Nevada sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.9 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Imlay?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, weedy mustards)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Sep 30, peaking early Aug (spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Fall flow: Oct 16 to Oct 31 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Imlay, 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 Apr 30.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, weedy mustards, spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): spotted and diffuse knapweed, yellow starthistle, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, yellow starthistle; amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Whole season (March to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, weedy mustards; 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
- Alfalfa: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug (grown 2 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 Imlay
Mostly: Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland; Great Basin & Intermountain Introduced Annual Grassland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.46 mi SW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.57 mi NW.
How Imlay ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 52nd | 52nd | 62nd | 95th |
| Nevada | 98th | 97th | 96th | 97th |
| Central Basin and Range | 93rd | 96th | 90th | 96th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
The national forage map around Imlay: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Unionville 15 mi · Humboldt River Ranch 17 mi · Grass Valley 22 mi · Winnemucca 30 mi · Lovelock 37 mi · Golconda 39 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 Imlay (40.6581, -118.1441); 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.