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Forage report for 39.2790, -121.6608

Estimated forage here is better than about 67% of sites in California. Against other California sites it ranks highest in spring (49th percentile) and lowest in fall (31st). Biggest nearby bee crops: almonds (nearest 0.6 mi NE); peaches (nearest 0.3 mi NE); prunes (nearest 0.8 mi NW). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.38 mi E. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 70th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 15th, fall 13th)
  • California: 67th percentile (spring 49th, summer 37th, fall 31st)
  • Central California Valley: 22nd percentile (spring 16th, summer 31st, fall 67th)

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, Peaches, Prunes
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Mar 15 — Dandelion, Peaches, Almonds
  • Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Almonds: about 129 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Peaches: about 277 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Feb – late Feb
  • Peaches: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Feb – late Feb
  • Almonds: about 246 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SW, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Peaches: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms early Feb – late Feb

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Almonds, Garden flowers; 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, Almonds; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 51% 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. Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% of surveyed US acres (2025); Prunes: insecticides used on about 54% of surveyed US acres (2025); Plums: insecticides used on about 75% 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.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing 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.