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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 36.9592, -121.8861

Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in fall (83rd percentile) and lowest in summer (60th). Biggest nearby bee crops: apples (nearest 1.9 mi N); strawberries (nearest 0.9 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); grapes (nearest 2.5 mi SE). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 34th, fall 49th)
  • California: 81st percentile (spring 65th, summer 60th, fall 83rd)
  • Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains: 51st percentile (spring 15th, summer 48th, fall 71st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Maples
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 15 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Apples: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi N, blooms late Feb – early Mar
  • Strawberries: about 122 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi SE, blooms early Jan – early Apr
  • Strawberries: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SE, blooms early Jan – early Apr
  • Apples: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi NE, blooms late Feb – early Mar
  • Strawberries: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms early Jan – early Apr
  • Apples: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi NE, blooms late Feb – early Mar

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 81% 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. Apples: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025); Strawberries: insecticides used on about 96% 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.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.