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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 36.5406, -119.8452

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (17th). Biggest nearby bee crops: almonds (nearest 0.1 mi W); grapes (nearest 0.2 mi N). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.37 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 99th percentile (spring 99th, summer 6th, fall 4th)
  • California: 92nd percentile (spring 91st, summer 24th, fall 17th)
  • Central California Valley: 67th percentile (spring 69th, summer 12th, fall 50th)

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
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Mar 15 — Almonds
  • Season ends: May 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Almonds: about 272 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Grapes: about 12,124 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Almonds: about 1,289 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 507 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 3,698 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 68 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms early Feb – late Mar

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. 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.