Honey bee forage in Suisun City, California

When is the honey flow in Suisun City?

• First forage: Jan 1 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), maples)
• 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 Jul 15 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), garden flowers, clovers: white, alsike and red)
• Season ends: Sep 30

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Suisun City, 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 1.

What the honey is made of

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

• Clover and wildflowers: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi SW, blooms early Mar – early Jul (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
• Alfalfa: about 95 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi SW, blooms late Apr – early Jun (grown 4 of the last 5 years)
• Prunes: about 156 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi W, blooms early Feb – late Feb
• Grapes: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi W, blooms early Apr – late Apr
• Almonds: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi NE, blooms early Feb – late Mar

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 Suisun City

Mostly: California Ruderal Grassland and Meadow; Developed, medium intensity; Temperate Pacific Tidal Salt and Brackish Marsh.

Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.15 mi SE; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.47 mi S.

Things to watch

• Heavily developed. About 77% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

How Suisun City ranks

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

Nearby

Fairfield 2 mi · Vacaville 8 mi · Green Valley 8 mi · Elmira 9 mi · Hartley 12 mi · Allendale 14 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 Suisun City (38.2483, -122.0101); 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.