Honey bee forage in Freeport, California

When is the honey flow in Freeport?

• First forage: Jan 16 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), almonds)
• Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15, peaking early Mar (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
• Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clover/Wildflowers, alfalfa)
• Season ends: Sep 30

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Freeport, 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 Mar 2.

What the honey is made of

• Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion, clover/Wildflowers; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
• Summer honey (July and August): garden flowers, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber, likely to set over some months
• Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
• Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion, clover/Wildflowers; extra light amber, likely to set over some months

Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.

Bee crops within flight range

• Grapes: about 1,602 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms early Apr – early May
• Almonds: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Feb – late Mar
• Sunflower: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late Jun (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Safflower: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Clover and wildflowers: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Mar – early Jul (grown 3 of the last 5 years)

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 Freeport

Mostly: Developed, medium intensity; Grapes; Developed, low intensity (houses and yards).

Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river 0.02 mi N; open water 0.02 mi W.

Things to watch

• Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Grapes (all types): insecticides used on about 58% of surveyed US acres (2021); Grapes, wine type: insecticides used on about 56% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, table type: insecticides used on about 50% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, raisin type: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025); Apples: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cucumbers: insecticides used on about 36% of surveyed US acres (2024). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.

How Freeport ranks

Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.

Nearby

Clarksburg 4 mi · Parkway 4 mi · Lemon Hill 4 mi · Fruitridge Pocket 5 mi · Florin 5 mi · Hood 7 mi

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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 Freeport (38.4629, -121.5021); 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.