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Forage report for 47.6349, -121.9596
Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (22nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.5 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 2.3 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (nearest 2.7 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 98th percentile (spring 99th, summer 72nd, fall 25th)
- Washington: 87th percentile (spring 91st, summer 28th, fall 22nd)
- Puget Lowland: 43rd percentile (spring 56th, summer 24th, fall 38th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Washington, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Willows, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Maples, Dandelion
- Season ends: Sep 15
Bee crops nearby
- Corn: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug
- Corn: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
- Corn: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
- Sunflower: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Jul
- Corn: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
- Clover and wildflowers: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Aug
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Summer-flowering shrubs, Maples, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Himalayan blackberry; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Summer-flowering shrubs, Maples, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Pumpkins: insecticides used on about 75% of surveyed US acres (2024); Caneberries: raspberries: insecticides used on about 99% of acres in Washington (2023); Caneberries: blackberries: insecticides used on about 60% of surveyed US acres (2017); Strawberries: insecticides used on about 76% of acres in Washington (2016); Squash: insecticides used on about 71% of surveyed US acres (2024); Blueberries: insecticides used on about 91% of acres in Washington (2025); Apples: insecticides used on about 76% of acres in Washington (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.