Bee forage check

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 35.0493, -119.4066

Estimated forage here is better than about 67% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (58th percentile) and lowest in fall (34th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.1 mi SE.

Ranking

Continental US: 71st percentile (spring 85th, summer 24th, fall 16th)
California: 67th percentile (spring 58th, summer 48th, fall 34th)
Central California Valley: 22nd percentile (spring 26th, summer 47th, fall 71st)

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), Dandelion, Willows
Main flow: Jan 16 to May 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Season ends: Jul 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Dandelion; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra 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), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Dandelion; extra light amber

Things to watch

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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.