Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.4982, -122.2687

Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in fall (83rd percentile) and lowest in spring (62nd). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.25 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 85th percentile (spring 89th, summer 37th, fall 48th)
California: 80th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 63rd, fall 83rd)
Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains: 48th percentile (spring 12th, summer 52nd, fall 70th)

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

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 98% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.