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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.3190, -120.1149

Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in spring (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.1 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 62nd percentile (spring 50th, summer 77th, fall 76th)
  • California: 60th percentile (spring 37th, summer 98th, fall 97th)
  • Northern Basin and Range: 98th percentile (spring 99th, summer 97th, fall 27th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 219 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi E, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 831 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 49 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 88 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber

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.