Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.7130, -117.2368

Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (32nd). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 18th percentile (spring 46th, summer 31st, fall 58th)
Nevada: 79th percentile (spring 97th, summer 61st, fall 32nd)
Central Basin and Range: 72nd percentile (spring 94th, summer 55th, fall 25th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Jul 16 to Sep 15 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

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

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.