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Honey bee forage in East Quincy, California
Estimated forage here is better than about 49% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in summer (77th percentile) and lowest in fall (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.8 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); grapes (nearest 3.2 mi NW).
When is the honey flow in East Quincy?
- First forage: Mar 16 (kinnikinnick, maples)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30, peaking early May (kinnikinnick, oregon grape, snowberry)
- Season ends: Sep 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of East Quincy, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Apr 30.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): kinnikinnick, oregon grape, snowberry, ceanothus: redstem; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): snowberry, summer-flowering shrubs, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), garden flowers; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): kinnikinnick, snowberry, oregon grape, summer-flowering shrubs; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
- Grapes: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Jun
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around East Quincy
Mostly: Mediterranean California Mesic Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland; California Montane Woodland and Chaparral; Western Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.08 mi SE; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.23 mi NW.
How East Quincy ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 50th | 74th | 51st | 17th |
| California | 49th | 49th | 77th | 37th |
| Sierra Nevada | 69th | 66th | 54th | 35th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 90% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around East Quincy: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Quincy 2 mi · Keddie 6 mi · Spring Garden 7 mi · Greenhorn 9 mi · Meadow Valley 9 mi · Paxton 9 mi
All towns in California · National map · How the scoring works
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of East Quincy (39.9164, -120.9189); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.