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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 46.3158, -120.0062

Estimated forage here is better than about 72% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (73rd percentile) and lowest in summer (55th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cherries (nearest 0.8 mi S); corn (nearest 0.8 mi SW); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi SE). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.33 mi E. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 94th, summer 80th, fall 71st)
  • Washington: 72nd percentile (spring 73rd, summer 55th, fall 71st)
  • Columbia Plateau: 96th percentile (spring 96th, summer 85th, fall 53rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Maples, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Cherries: about 187 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi W, blooms early Apr – late Apr
  • Corn: about 502 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 500 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 167 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SE, blooms late May – late Sep
  • Apples: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Apr – late Apr
  • Corn: about 135 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 80% 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. Cherries, sweet: insecticides used on about 93% of acres in Washington (2025); Cherries, tart: insecticides used on about 45% of surveyed US acres (2025); 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). 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.