Bee forage check
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Forage report for 48.1522, -122.4635
Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (84th percentile) and lowest in summer (29th). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 94th percentile (spring 98th, summer 73rd, fall 43rd)
- Washington: 80th percentile (spring 84th, summer 29th, fall 37th)
- Puget Lowland: 26th percentile (spring 31st, summer 29th, fall 67th)
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, Willows
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 15 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Maples
- Fall flow: Jul 1 to Jul 15 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Himalayan blackberry
- Season ends: Sep 15
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Maples; 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; extra light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Maples; light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 50% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
- Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.
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.