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Forage report for 39.4018, -114.7794

Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); millet (nearest 1.2 mi W, 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: 21st percentile (spring 37th, summer 45th, fall 66th)
  • Nevada: 86th percentile (spring 94th, summer 82nd, fall 43rd)
  • Central Basin and Range: 78th percentile (spring 89th, summer 76th, fall 37th)

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, Willows
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Rabbitbrush, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 143 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 157 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Millet: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 117 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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