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Forage report for 33.7395, -115.3647
Estimated forage here is better than about 9% of sites in California. Against other California sites it ranks highest in fall (22nd percentile) and lowest in summer (6th). Expect a dearth from late Apr to late Sep. Biggest nearby bee crops: citrus (nearest 3.2 mi NE). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.2 mi S.
Ranking
- Continental US: 1st percentile (spring 8th, summer 1st, fall 7th)
- California: 9th percentile (spring 12th, summer 6th, fall 22nd)
- Sonoran Basin and Range: 22nd percentile (spring 33rd, summer 17th, fall 12th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across California, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Jan 1 — Native wildflowers, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30 — Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
- Dearth: Jan 1 to Jan 31
- Dearth: Apr 16 to Sep 30
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Citrus: about 112 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi NE, blooms early Mar – late Apr
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Rabbitbrush, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; dark amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Garden flowers; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): Native wildflowers, Rabbitbrush, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
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.