Bee forage check

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Forage report for 38.9971, -119.9187

Estimated forage here is better than about 90% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.4 mi SW, 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: 26th percentile (spring 20th, summer 68th, fall 50th)
Nevada: 90th percentile (spring 76th, summer 98th, fall 25th)
Sierra Nevada: 39th percentile (spring 29th, summer 86th, fall 85th)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 16 — Kinnikinnick, Dandelion
Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Kinnikinnick, Spring-flowering shrubs, Ceanothus: redstem
Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Sep

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Kinnikinnick, Spring-flowering shrubs, Ceanothus: redstem, Native wildflowers; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Snowberry, Kinnikinnick, Summer-flowering shrubs, Ceanothus: redstem; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Snowberry, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Kinnikinnick, Snowberry, Spring-flowering shrubs, Ceanothus: redstem; light amber

Things to watch

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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.