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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 46.3789, -120.3143

Estimated forage here is better than about 70% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (71st percentile) and lowest in summer (61st). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.6 mi NE); apples (nearest 0.8 mi S); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi NE, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.56 mi N. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 89th, summer 81st, fall 68th)
  • Washington: 70th percentile (spring 71st, summer 61st, fall 67th)
  • Columbia Plateau: 95th percentile (spring 95th, summer 87th, fall 45th)

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 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 1,847 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 133 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 198 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Apples: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms early Apr – late Apr
  • Alfalfa: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late May – late Sep
  • Apples: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms early Apr – late Apr

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 69% 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. 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.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.