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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 36.1405, -119.5111

Estimated forage here is better than about 68% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in summer (77th percentile) and lowest in fall (12th). Biggest nearby bee crops: almonds (nearest 0.4 mi NW); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.23 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 71st percentile (spring 80th, summer 51st, fall 3rd)
  • California: 68th percentile (spring 54th, summer 77th, fall 12th)
  • Central California Valley: 23rd percentile (spring 22nd, summer 84th, fall 42nd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Almonds
  • Main flow: May 1 to Jun 30 — Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Almonds: about 721 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 52 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Alfalfa: about 771 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Almonds: about 508 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NE, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 84 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SE, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Feb – late Mar

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Alfalfa, Almonds, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; white
  • Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Almonds, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; white

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.