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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 35.0301, -120.4962

Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (77th percentile) and lowest in summer (60th). Biggest nearby bee crops: citrus (nearest 1.5 mi NE); almonds (nearest 1.7 mi S); strawberries (nearest 1.0 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.99 mi SW. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 92nd percentile (spring 97th, summer 34th, fall 41st)
  • California: 86th percentile (spring 77th, summer 60th, fall 75th)
  • Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains: 64th percentile (spring 38th, summer 48th, fall 52nd)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Citrus: about 289 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi N, blooms early Mar – early May
  • Citrus: about 197 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi NE, blooms early Mar – early May
  • Citrus: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi NE, blooms early Mar – early May
  • Almonds: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi SW, blooms late Jan – early Mar
  • Almonds: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi SE, blooms late Jan – early Mar
  • Citrus: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi NE, blooms early Mar – early May

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 86% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Citrus: grapefruit: insecticides used on about 63% of surveyed US acres (2025); Citrus: lemons: insecticides used on about 75% of surveyed US acres (2025); Citrus: tangerines: insecticides used on about 82% of surveyed US acres (2025); Strawberries: insecticides used on about 96% 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.

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.