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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 34.8607, -120.2930

Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (76th percentile) and lowest in summer and fall (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: grapes (right here); almonds (nearest 0.8 mi N); dry beans (nearest 0.8 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 84th percentile (spring 96th, summer 22nd, fall 23rd)
  • California: 79th percentile (spring 76th, summer 46th, fall 46th)
  • Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains: 45th percentile (spring 35th, summer 24th, fall 24th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Spring-flowering shrubs
  • Fall flow: May 16 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Jul 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Grapes: about 2,488 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms late Mar – late Apr
  • Grapes: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Mar – late Apr
  • Grapes: about 178 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late Mar – late Apr
  • Almonds: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Grapes: about 401 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi NW, blooms late Mar – late Apr
  • Grapes: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms late Mar – late Apr

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Spring-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Cotton, Garden flowers; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Spring-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering shrubs, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Grapes (all types): insecticides used on about 58% of surveyed US acres (2021); Grapes, wine type: insecticides used on about 56% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, table type: insecticides used on about 50% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, raisin type: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.