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Forage report for 36.7582, -120.3802
Estimated forage here is better than about 75% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (61st percentile) and lowest in fall (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: almonds (nearest 0.5 mi E); cotton (nearest 1.1 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); grapes (nearest 1.2 mi S). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.48 mi E. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 79th percentile (spring 88th, summer 31st, fall 16th)
- California: 75th percentile (spring 61st, summer 56th, fall 36th)
- Central California Valley: 31st percentile (spring 30th, summer 59th, fall 72nd)
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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Almonds
- Main flow: Feb 1 to Mar 31 — Dandelion, Almonds, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Fall flow: Apr 16 to Apr 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Season ends: Aug 15
Bee crops nearby
- Almonds: about 318 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms early Feb – late Mar
- Almonds: about 4,781 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NE, blooms early Feb – late Mar
- Almonds: about 366 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Feb – late Mar
- Cotton: about 846 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
- Grapes: about 220 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms early Apr – early May
- Almonds: about 144 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms early Feb – late Mar
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Almonds; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
- Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Cotton, Dandelion; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 59% 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. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% 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.
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.