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Forage report for 38.9163, -115.0652

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (75th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 44th percentile (spring 40th, summer 66th, fall 82nd)
  • Nevada: 96th percentile (spring 94th, summer 98th, fall 75th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 91st percentile (spring 90th, summer 93rd, fall 73rd)

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, Weedy mustards, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 1,342 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 74 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 619 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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