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Honey bee forage in Yermo, California
Estimated forage here is better than about 24% of sites in California. Against other California sites it ranks highest in fall (41st percentile) and lowest in summer (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.6 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Yermo?
- First forage: Jan 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30, peaking early Mar (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 15 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, garden flowers)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Yermo, 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 Feb 27.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, native wildflowers, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): garden flowers, rabbitbrush, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, garden flowers; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, rabbitbrush, 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
- Alfalfa: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi S, blooms late Apr – early Jun (grown 1 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 Yermo
Mostly: Sonora-Mojave Creosotebush-White Bursage Desert Scrub; North American Warm Desert Pavement; Barren.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.36 mi N; pond, lake or river 1.14 mi E.
How Yermo ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 11th | 39th | 6th | 19th |
| California | 24th | 33rd | 25th | 41st |
| Mojave Basin and Range | 90th | 88th | 85th | 18th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 75% 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 Yermo: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Barstow 13 mi · Lenwood 16 mi · Fort Irwin 25 mi · Silver Lakes 32 mi · Lucerne Valley 32 mi · Apple Valley 34 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 Yermo (34.9067, -116.8233); 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.