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Forage report for 36.5712, -119.6136
Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (62nd percentile) and lowest in summer and fall (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: grapes (nearest 0.7 mi E); almonds (nearest 1.0 mi SE); citrus (nearest 2.4 mi N). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.41 mi E. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 89th, summer 21st, fall 22nd)
- California: 73rd percentile (spring 62nd, summer 45th, fall 45th)
- Central California Valley: 29th percentile (spring 32nd, summer 42nd, fall 76th)
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, Maples
- Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Almonds
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Grapes: about 6,722 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Apr – late Apr
- Almonds: about 622 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SW, blooms early Feb – late Mar
- Almonds: about 193 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms early Feb – late Mar
- Almonds: about 112 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms early Feb – late Mar
- Almonds: about 240 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms early Feb – late Mar
- Grapes: about 461 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early Apr – late Apr
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Almonds, Citrus; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Almonds; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 90% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
- 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); 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). 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.