Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.4954, -117.0747

Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in spring (88th percentile) and lowest in fall (55th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 18th percentile (spring 29th, summer 40th, fall 74th)
Nevada: 79th percentile (spring 88th, summer 76th, fall 55th)
Central Basin and Range: 72nd percentile (spring 81st, summer 69th, fall 53rd)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Apr 16 to Sep 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Asters
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers, Snowberry; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Snowberry, Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Asters; amber
Whole season (March to November): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Snowberry; light amber

Things to watch

Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) 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.