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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.4861, -117.5486

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Nevada. Against other Nevada sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (63rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi NE); corn (nearest 0.8 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 49th percentile (spring 48th, summer 66th, fall 78th)
  • Nevada: 97th percentile (spring 97th, summer 98th, fall 63rd)
  • Central Basin and Range: 92nd percentile (spring 95th, summer 93rd, fall 61st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Weedy mustards, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Weedy mustards
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Yellow starthistle, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 221 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 213 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 95 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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