Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 34.0318, -118.1712

Estimated forage here is better than about 53% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in fall (62nd percentile) and lowest in spring (38th). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.71 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 54th percentile (spring 51st, summer 19th, fall 31st)
California: 53rd percentile (spring 38th, summer 43rd, fall 62nd)
Southern California/Northern Baja Coast: 10th percentile (spring 6th, summer 54th, fall 54th)

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, Maples, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Jan 1 to Mar 31 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Dec 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers
Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 100% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
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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. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.