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Forage report for 35.3477, -118.8708

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (29th). Biggest nearby bee crops: citrus (nearest 0.1 mi N); oranges (nearest 1.1 mi SW); grapes (nearest 0.3 mi S). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.15 mi SE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 12th, fall 12th)
  • California: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 34th, fall 29th)
  • Central California Valley: 98th percentile (spring 98th, summer 27th, fall 66th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to May 15 — Citrus
  • Season ends: May 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Citrus: about 2,348 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms late Mar – early May
  • Citrus: about 1,430 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms late Mar – early May
  • Citrus: about 239 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late Mar – early May
  • Oranges: about 332 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms late Mar – early May
  • Citrus: about 91 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late Mar – early May
  • Citrus: about 59 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms late Mar – early May

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • 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); Oranges: insecticides used on about 93% of surveyed US acres (2025); 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). 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.