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Forage report for 47.9375, -122.1356
Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (85th percentile) and lowest in summer (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: blueberries (nearest 1.3 mi S); corn (nearest 1.1 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); canola (nearest 1.7 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.21 mi E. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 95th percentile (spring 99th, summer 73rd, fall 54th)
- Washington: 81st percentile (spring 85th, summer 28th, fall 49th)
- Puget Lowland: 29th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 27th, fall 86th)
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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Blueberries: about 1,664 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms early Apr – late Apr
- Corn: about 145 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug
- Canola: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, blooms late Mar – early Jun
- Corn: about 286 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug
- Pumpkins: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms late May – late Sep
- Corn: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, 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, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Garden flowers; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 65% 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. Blueberries: insecticides used on about 91% of acres in Washington (2025); Pumpkins: insecticides used on about 75% of surveyed US acres (2024); 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.