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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.6464, -119.3623

Estimated forage here is better than about 26% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in spring (69th percentile) and lowest in fall (18th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.9 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 5th percentile (spring 17th, summer 13th, fall 40th)
  • Nevada: 26th percentile (spring 69th, summer 25th, fall 18th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 18th percentile (spring 59th, summer 16th, fall 9th)

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 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Oct 15 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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