Bee forage check

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Forage report for 47.2532, -122.4597

Estimated forage here is better than about 18% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (64th percentile) and lowest in summer (2nd). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.72 mi NE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 47th percentile (spring 74th, summer 43rd, fall 43rd)
Washington: 18th percentile (spring 64th, summer 2nd, fall 37th)
Puget Lowland: 1st percentile (spring 2nd, summer 1st, fall 66th)

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, Maples
Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Sep 30

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Maples, Garden flowers; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; 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 100% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.