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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.2668, -114.1972

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in spring (90th percentile) and lowest in fall (77th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.33 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 21st percentile (spring 33rd, summer 42nd, fall 82nd)
  • Nevada: 85th percentile (spring 90th, summer 79th, fall 77th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 77th percentile (spring 85th, summer 72nd, fall 75th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Weedy mustards, Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Sep 30 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Weedy mustards
  • 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 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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