Bee forage check

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Forage report for 40.9605, -115.6020

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Nevada. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Nevada sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.8 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 65th percentile (spring 60th, summer 69th, fall 96th)
Nevada: 99th percentile (spring 98th, summer 98th, fall 97th)
Central Basin and Range: 96th percentile (spring 97th, summer 94th, 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 16 — Dandelion, Weedy mustards
Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 30 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Green/yellow rabbitbrush
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 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, Weedy mustards, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Native wildflowers; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber

Things to watch

Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.