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Forage report for 39.2234, -123.7579

Estimated forage here is better than about 64% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (61st percentile) and lowest in fall (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: apples (nearest 3.4 mi N). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.12 mi NE.

Ranking

Continental US: 66th percentile (spring 89th, summer 19th, fall 12th)
California: 64th percentile (spring 61st, summer 43rd, fall 28th)
Coast Range: 22nd percentile (spring 22nd, summer 19th, fall 75th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

Apples: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi N, blooms late Feb – late Mar

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), 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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion; extra 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.