Bee forage check

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Forage report for 39.5115, -115.9649

Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in spring and summer (88th percentile) and lowest in fall (63rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 3.0 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.26 mi E.

Ranking

Continental US: 23rd percentile (spring 30th, summer 52nd, fall 78th)
Nevada: 87th percentile (spring 88th, summer 88th, fall 63rd)
Central Basin and Range: 80th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 82nd, fall 61st)

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: May 1 to Sep 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Snowberry
Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 15 — Rabbitbrush, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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