Bee forage check

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Forage report for 48.1084, -121.9817

Estimated forage here is better than about 90% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (90th percentile) and lowest in fall (31st). Biggest nearby bee crops: clover and wildflowers (nearest 1.9 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 98th percentile (spring 99th, summer 79th, fall 38th)
Washington: 90th percentile (spring 90th, summer 46th, fall 31st)
Puget Lowland: 52nd percentile (spring 49th, summer 66th, fall 58th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Willows
Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 30 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Maples, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

Clover and wildflowers: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi SW, 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, Himalayan blackberry, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber
Whole season (March to November): Summer-flowering shrubs, Maples, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber

Things to watch

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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.