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Honey bee forage in Indian Hills, Nevada
Estimated forage here is better than about 94% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (62nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.2 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Indian Hills?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, weedy mustards)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 31, peaking early May (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, native wildflowers)
- Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, dandelion)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Indian Hills, 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 May 4.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers, weedy mustards; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers, dandelion; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed, native wildflowers; 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 59 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi S, blooms late Jun – late 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 Indian Hills
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe; Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.18 mi NW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.33 mi SE.
How Indian Hills ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 36th | 50th | 49th | 77th |
| Nevada | 94th | 97th | 86th | 62nd |
| Central Basin and Range | 88th | 95th | 80th | 60th |
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 Indian Hills: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Johnson Lane 5 mi · Genoa 5 mi · Glenbrook 7 mi · Logan Creek 7 mi · Skyland 8 mi · Kingsbury 8 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 Indian Hills (39.0916, -119.7975); 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.