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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 35.3014, -114.8762

Estimated forage here is better than about 33% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in spring (88th percentile) and lowest in fall (8th). Expect a dearth from early Jun to late Aug. Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.28 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 6th percentile (spring 29th, summer 3rd, fall 32nd)
  • Nevada: 33rd percentile (spring 88th, summer 10th, fall 8th)
  • Mojave Basin and Range: 84th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 74th, fall 67th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Nevada, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers, Dandelion
  • Dearth: Jun 1 to Aug 31
  • Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers, Dandelion, Spring-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Rabbitbrush, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Garden flowers; dark amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Rabbitbrush, Native wildflowers, Dandelion; light amber

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. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.