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Forage report for 41.9048, -122.5588
Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in California. Against other California sites it stands out most in summer (99th percentile) and lowest in spring (84th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.19 mi S.
Ranking
- Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 98th, summer 80th, fall 65th)
- California: 87th percentile (spring 84th, summer 99th, fall 95th)
- Klamath Mountains/California High North Coast Range: 100th percentile (spring 96th, summer 100th, fall 99th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across California, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Mar 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Fall flow: Jul 16 to Aug 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Sep 15
Bee crops nearby
- Alfalfa: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
- Alfalfa: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
- Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spring-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spring-flowering shrubs; 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.