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Forage report for 38.9384, -119.7367

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 (39th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.22 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 74th, summer 77th, fall 63rd)
  • Nevada: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 99th, fall 39th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 99th percentile (spring 99th, summer 97th, fall 33rd)

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 Aug 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 321 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 212 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 123 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 227 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 116 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 69 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 50% 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.