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Forage report for 36.4546, -119.4834

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (86th percentile) and lowest in fall (13th). Biggest nearby bee crops: almonds (nearest 0.2 mi NW); citrus (nearest 1.1 mi E); peaches (nearest 0.2 mi NW). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.3 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 99th percentile (spring 98th, summer 8th, fall 3rd)
  • California: 92nd percentile (spring 86th, summer 29th, fall 13th)
  • Central California Valley: 64th percentile (spring 57th, summer 19th, fall 43rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Almonds, Peaches
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Mar 15 — Almonds, Peaches
  • Season ends: May 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Almonds: about 259 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 291 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 291 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Citrus: about 287 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms late Mar – early May
  • Peaches: about 708 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Feb – late Feb
  • Peaches: about 472 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early Feb – late Feb

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Citrus, Almonds, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa; white
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Cotton; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Citrus, Almonds, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa; 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); Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cherries, sweet: insecticides used on about 84% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cherries, tart: insecticides used on about 45% of surveyed US acres (2025); Apricots: insecticides used on about 76% 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.
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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.