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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.2738, -115.8159

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Nevada. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Nevada sites. Expect a dearth from late Apr to early Aug. Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.58 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 2nd)
  • Nevada: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 0th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 0th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Native wildflowers, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Dearth: Apr 16 to Aug 15
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Oct 31 — Rabbitbrush, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush
  • Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.