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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 32.8245, -115.6701

Estimated forage here is better than about 65% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (51st percentile) and lowest in summer (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); peas (nearest 1.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.55 mi N. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 67th percentile (spring 77th, summer 15th, fall 21st)
  • California: 65th percentile (spring 51st, summer 37th, fall 43rd)
  • Sonoran Basin and Range: 94th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 90th, fall 27th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 163 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 260 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 119 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 221 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 136 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 248 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SE, blooms early Apr – late May

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); white
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); dark amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; white

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 42% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • Heavily developed. About 68% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.