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Forage report for 39.7726, -121.9544

Estimated forage here is better than about 91% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in spring (86th percentile) and lowest in fall (8th). Expect a dearth from late May to late Jun. Biggest nearby bee crops: almonds (right here); prunes (nearest 0.4 mi NE); plums (nearest 1.1 mi E). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.29 mi NW. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 98th percentile (spring 98th, summer 2nd, fall 1st)
  • California: 91st percentile (spring 86th, summer 17th, fall 8th)
  • Central California Valley: 62nd percentile (spring 57th, summer 3rd, fall 31st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Almonds
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Mar 15 — Almonds
  • Dearth: Jan 16 to Jan 31
  • Dearth: May 16 to Jun 30
  • Season ends: Mar 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Almonds: about 736 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 3,545 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 420 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi S, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 125 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 164 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi S, blooms early Feb – late Mar
  • Almonds: about 426 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi SW, blooms early Feb – late Mar

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. 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.
  • 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.