Bee forage check

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Forage report for 47.3755, -122.6030

Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (85th percentile) and lowest in summer (26th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.17 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 94th percentile (spring 99th, summer 71st, fall 47th)
Washington: 80th percentile (spring 85th, summer 26th, fall 41st)
Puget Lowland: 28th percentile (spring 34th, summer 21st, fall 74th)

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, Summer-flowering shrubs
Season ends: Sep 30

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 82% 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.