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Forage report for 45.7842, -122.6469

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (85th percentile) and lowest in summer (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: caneberries (nearest 2.4 mi NW); apples (nearest 1.5 mi N); grapes (nearest 0.7 mi N). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 97th percentile (spring 99th, summer 78th, fall 52nd)
  • Washington: 85th percentile (spring 85th, summer 46th, fall 47th)
  • Willamette Valley: 66th percentile (spring 58th, summer 89th, fall 99th)

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
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Caneberries: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi N, blooms early Mar – early Jul
  • Apples: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms early Apr – late Apr
  • Grapes: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Caneberries: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi NW, blooms early Mar – early Jul
  • Caneberries: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi NW, blooms early Mar – early Jul
  • Grapes: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi N, blooms late May – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 53% 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); Apples: insecticides used on about 76% 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); Blueberries: insecticides used on about 91% of acres in Washington (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.

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.