Bee forage check

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Forage report for 40.6576, -118.1445

Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Nevada. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Nevada sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.9 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.46 mi SW.

Ranking

Continental US: 52nd percentile (spring 52nd, summer 62nd, fall 95th)
Nevada: 98th percentile (spring 97th, summer 96th, fall 97th)
Central Basin and Range: 93rd percentile (spring 96th, summer 90th, fall 96th)

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, Weedy mustards
Main flow: Apr 1 to Sep 30 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Fall flow: Oct 16 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug
Alfalfa: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Weedy mustards, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Yellow starthistle, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Yellow starthistle; amber
Whole season (March to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Weedy mustards; 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.