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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.6074, -120.9795

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in fall (68th percentile) and lowest in spring (50th). Biggest nearby bee crops: almonds (nearest 0.7 mi SW); alfalfa (nearest 1.7 mi S, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 68th percentile (spring 76th, summer 29th, fall 34th)
  • California: 66th percentile (spring 50th, summer 54th, fall 68th)
  • Central California Valley: 20th percentile (spring 19th, summer 56th, fall 83rd)

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
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Mar 31 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Fall flow: Apr 16 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Almonds: about 3,517 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Almonds: about 2,100 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi SE, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Almonds: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Almonds: about 1,526 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi SE, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Almonds: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early Feb – early Mar
  • Almonds: about 926 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi NW, blooms early Feb – early Mar

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; 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
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; 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.
  • 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.