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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 45.7141, -122.6115

Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in summer (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: caneberries (nearest 1.1 mi E); alfalfa (nearest 2.2 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); mint (nearest 1.8 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.59 mi W. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 98th, summer 73rd, fall 54th)
  • Washington: 79th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 30th, fall 50th)
  • Willamette Valley: 50th percentile (spring 51st, summer 65th, fall 100th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Maples
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 1 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Caneberries: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms early Mar – late Jun
  • Caneberries: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi NE, blooms early Mar – late Jun
  • Caneberries: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi E, blooms early Mar – late Jun
  • Caneberries: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi E, blooms early Mar – late Jun
  • Alfalfa: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi E, blooms late May – early Sep
  • Mint: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms late May – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Maples, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Maples; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 92% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Caneberries: raspberries: insecticides used on about 99% of acres in Washington (2023); Caneberries: blackberries: insecticides used on about 60% of surveyed US acres (2017); Blueberries: insecticides used on about 91% of acres in Washington (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); Strawberries: insecticides used on about 76% of acres in Washington (2016). 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.