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Forage report for 37.6572, -118.0281

Estimated forage here is better than about 30% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in summer (59th percentile) and lowest in fall (1st). Expect a dearth in late May. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi W). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.6 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 5th percentile (spring 3rd, summer 29th, fall 17th)
  • Nevada: 30th percentile (spring 11th, summer 59th, fall 1st)
  • Central Basin and Range: 21st percentile (spring 10th, summer 53rd, fall 1st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Weedy mustards, Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Alfalfa
  • Dearth: May 16 to May 31
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 1,951 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 572 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 63 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Alfalfa, Dandelion, Weedy mustards, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Rabbitbrush, Yellow starthistle; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Yellow starthistle, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Rabbitbrush, Dandelion; white

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.