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Forage report for 46.4439, -122.8530
Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (84th percentile) and lowest in fall (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: grapes (nearest 2.0 mi W); clover and wildflowers (nearest 3.3 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); blueberries (nearest 3.3 mi NW). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 96th percentile (spring 99th, summer 78th, fall 43rd)
- Washington: 84th percentile (spring 84th, summer 43rd, fall 37th)
- Puget Lowland: 35th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 60th, fall 67th)
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 16 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
- Season ends: Sep 15
Bee crops nearby
- Grapes: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi W, blooms late May – early Jun
- Clover and wildflowers: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late Aug
- Blueberries: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NW, blooms early Apr – late Apr
- Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
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, Summer-flowering shrubs, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Garden flowers, Dandelion; extra light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Maples; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. 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.