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Honey bee forage in Jackpot, Nevada
Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in Nevada. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Nevada sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); peas (nearest 1.4 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.7 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Jackpot?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Sep 15, peaking late May (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, native wildflowers)
- Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 15 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Jackpot, 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 22.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers, early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed, native wildflowers, alfalfa; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, 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 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Peas: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi S, blooms late May – early Jul (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Sep (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 Jackpot
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Steppe; Columbia Plateau Low Sagebrush Steppe.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.07 mi S; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.09 mi S.
How Jackpot ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 42nd | 41st | 60th | 93rd |
| Nevada | 96th | 94th | 95th | 93rd |
| Northern Basin and Range | 90th | 95th | 82nd | 89th |
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 Jackpot: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Jarbidge 40 mi · Montello 55 mi · Wells 62 mi · Wildhorse 64 mi · Mountain City 67 mi · Owyhee 80 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 Jackpot (41.9795, -114.6646); 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.