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Forage report for 38.7356, -119.5017

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in spring (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (76th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.2 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 80th, summer 71st, fall 82nd)
  • Nevada: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 98th, fall 76th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 99th percentile (spring 100th, summer 94th, fall 74th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Maples
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 312 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 51 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Maples, Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Dandelion, Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa, Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 52% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.