Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.8218, -118.6455

Estimated forage here is better than about 67% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in fall (83rd percentile) and lowest in spring (63rd). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 70th percentile (spring 90th, summer 55th, fall 48th)
California: 67th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 81st, fall 83rd)
Sierra Nevada: 90th percentile (spring 84th, summer 60th, fall 83rd)

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

Season

First forage: Feb 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Kinnikinnick
Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Snowberry, Spring-flowering shrubs
Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Snowberry
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Snowberry, 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), Snowberry, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Spotted and diffuse knapweed; amber
Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Snowberry, Spring-flowering shrubs, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.