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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.9779, -118.8341

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in spring (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (21st). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here); corn (nearest 1.1 mi S, 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: 43rd percentile (spring 59th, summer 57th, fall 44th)
  • Nevada: 96th percentile (spring 98th, summer 93rd, fall 21st)
  • Central Basin and Range: 91st percentile (spring 97th, summer 87th, fall 12th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 31 — Alfalfa, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 403 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 119 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 87 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 68 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Alfalfa, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Rabbitbrush; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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.