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Forage report for 39.0256, -119.8320

Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 39th percentile (spring 52nd, summer 55th, fall 68th)
  • Nevada: 95th percentile (spring 97th, summer 91st, fall 45th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 89th percentile (spring 96th, summer 85th, fall 40th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Weedy mustards
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 88 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 59 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 250 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.