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Forage report for 39.3738, -121.1062

Estimated forage here is better than about 58% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (63rd percentile) and lowest in fall (19th). Biggest nearby bee crops: grapes (nearest 0.5 mi S). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 60th percentile (spring 90th, summer 13th, fall 5th)
California: 58th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 35th, fall 19th)
Sierra Nevada: 82nd percentile (spring 84th, summer 8th, fall 14th)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 16 — Kinnikinnick, Dandelion, Maples
Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15 — Kinnikinnick, Snowberry
Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

Grapes: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late Apr – early May
Grapes: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi S, blooms late Apr – early May
Grapes: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi E, blooms late Apr – early May
Grapes: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi S, blooms late Apr – early May
Grapes: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi S, blooms late Apr – early May
Grapes: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi NE, blooms late Apr – early May

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Snowberry, Kinnikinnick, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Snowberry, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; amber
Whole season (March to November): Snowberry, Kinnikinnick, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber

Things to watch

Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. 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.

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.