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Forage report for 40.8367, -115.7658

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Nevada. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Nevada sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.35 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 77th percentile (spring 70th, summer 77th, fall 91st)
  • Nevada: 100th percentile (spring 99th, summer 99th, fall 91st)
  • Central Basin and Range: 99th percentile (spring 99th, summer 96th, fall 91st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Aug 16 to Sep 30 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Black locust; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 90% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.