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Forage report for 39.0806, -121.5588
Estimated forage here is better than about 89% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (83rd percentile) and lowest in fall (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: almonds (right here); prunes (nearest 0.1 mi W); clover and wildflowers (nearest 1.7 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.19 mi E. 3 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 95th percentile (spring 98th, summer 32nd, fall 23rd)
- California: 89th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 58th, fall 46th)
- Central California Valley: 55th percentile (spring 52nd, summer 62nd, fall 77th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across California, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Almonds
- Main flow: Feb 1 to Mar 15 — Almonds, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Jul 31
Bee crops nearby
- Almonds: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Feb – late Mar
- Almonds: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms early Feb – late Mar
- Almonds: about 73 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Feb – late Mar
- Prunes: about 275 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms early Feb – late Feb
- Almonds: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SE, blooms early Feb – late Mar
- Prunes: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms early Feb – late Feb
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Almonds, Dandelion; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), 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): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Almonds, Dandelion; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 53% 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. Prunes: insecticides used on about 54% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cherries, sweet: insecticides used on about 84% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cherries, tart: insecticides used on about 45% 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.
- Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.
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.