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Honey bee forage in Mount Charleston, Nevada
Estimated forage here is better than about 55% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in summer (74th percentile) and lowest in fall (17th). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.
When is the honey flow in Mount Charleston?
- First forage: Apr 16 (native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
- Main flow: May 16 to Aug 15, peaking early Jul (summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Mount Charleston, 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 25.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry, spring-flowering shrubs, asters; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): asters, summer-flowering shrubs, rubber rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, asters; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
No rated bee crops within about 3.7 miles of the town center. The forage here is wild plants, trees and gardens.
The land and water around Mount Charleston
Mostly: Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Southern Rocky Mountain Dry-Mesic Montane Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0 mi S; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.02 mi S.
How Mount Charleston ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 10th | 11th | 38th | 39th |
| Nevada | 55th | 43rd | 74th | 17th |
| Mojave Basin and Range | 89th | 34th | 99th | 94th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 91% 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 Mount Charleston: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Summerlin South 18 mi · Blue Diamond 19 mi · Las Vegas 20 mi · Pahrump 21 mi · Indian Springs 22 mi · Spring Valley 23 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 Mount Charleston (36.2625, -115.6139); 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.