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Forage report for 39.0019, -122.7809

Estimated forage here is better than about 51% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (57th percentile) and lowest in fall (34th). Biggest nearby bee crops: pears (nearest 2.4 mi NW); grapes (nearest 1.4 mi W). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.1 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 52nd percentile (spring 84th, summer 17th, fall 16th)
  • California: 51st percentile (spring 57th, summer 41st, fall 34th)
  • Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains: 5th percentile (spring 7th, summer 18th, fall 14th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Maples, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Pears: about 565 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi NW, blooms early Mar – late Mar
  • Grapes: about 140 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi W, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Pears: about 177 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi W, blooms early Mar – late Mar
  • Pears: about 106 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi W, blooms early Mar – late Mar
  • Pears: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi W, blooms early Mar – late Mar
  • Grapes: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi W, blooms late Apr – late May

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Snowberry, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Snowberry, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Pears: insecticides used on about 77% 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.
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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.