Bee forage check

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Forage report for 37.4797, -119.6405

Estimated forage here is better than about 51% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in summer (88th percentile) and lowest in fall (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: grapes (nearest 3.2 mi N). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 51st percentile (spring 68th, summer 61st, fall 22nd)
California: 51st percentile (spring 46th, summer 88th, fall 45th)
Sierra Nevada: 72nd percentile (spring 62nd, summer 73rd, fall 43rd)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Kinnikinnick, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 30 — Kinnikinnick, Snowberry, Ceanothus: redstem
Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 — Snowberry, Summer-flowering shrubs
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Grapes: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Kinnikinnick, Snowberry, Ceanothus: redstem, Spring-flowering shrubs; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Snowberry, Summer-flowering shrubs, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Snowberry, Kinnikinnick, Ceanothus: redstem, Spring-flowering shrubs; light amber

Things to watch

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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.