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Forage report for 39.6317, -119.2905

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (41st). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi SE). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.21 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 50th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 58th, fall 65th)
  • Nevada: 97th percentile (spring 99th, summer 93rd, fall 41st)
  • Central Basin and Range: 93rd percentile (spring 98th, summer 87th, fall 36th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Weedy mustards
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Aug 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Garden flowers, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 212 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 235 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 136 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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