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Forage report for 45.7144, -121.4716
Estimated forage here is better than about 23% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (64th percentile) and lowest in summer (6th). Biggest nearby bee crops: pears (nearest 1.5 mi SW); cherries (nearest 1.8 mi SW); grapes (nearest 2.9 mi N). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.1 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 53rd percentile (spring 74th, summer 53rd, fall 40th)
- Washington: 23rd percentile (spring 64th, summer 6th, fall 33rd)
- Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills: 62nd percentile (spring 92nd, summer 29th, fall 12th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Washington, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Willows, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Snowberry
- Fall flow: Jul 16 to Aug 15 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Snowberry, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Pears: about 1,472 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms early Apr – late Apr
- Pears: about 108 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi SW, blooms early Apr – late Apr
- Cherries: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi SW, blooms late Mar – late Apr
- Cherries: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms late Mar – late Apr
- Cherries: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi W, blooms late Mar – late Apr
- Pears: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SW, blooms early Apr – late Apr
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Snowberry, Maples; light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Snowberry, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Snowberry, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Pears: insecticides used on about 69% of acres in Washington (2025); Cherries, sweet: insecticides used on about 93% of acres in Washington (2025); Cherries, tart: insecticides used on about 45% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes (all types): insecticides used on about 34% of acres in Washington (2025); Grapes, wine type: insecticides used on about 34% of acres in Washington (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.
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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.