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Honey bee forage in Bridgeport, Washington
Estimated forage here is better than about 50% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (73rd percentile) and lowest in summer (11th). Biggest nearby bee crops: apples (nearest 0.1 mi SW); cherries (nearest 0.3 mi W); canola (nearest 1.4 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Bridgeport?
- First forage: Mar 16 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, maples)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to May 15, peaking late Apr (apples, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 (clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Season ends: Sep 30
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Bridgeport, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Apr 28.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, apples, dandelion, native wildflowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): spotted and diffuse knapweed, yellow starthistle, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): yellow starthistle, spotted and diffuse knapweed, green/yellow rabbitbrush, garden flowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, apples, spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Apples: about 433 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Apr – early May
- Cherries: about 76 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Apr – late Apr
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Bridgeport
Mostly: Columbia Basin Foothill and Canyon Dry Grassland; Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland; Apples.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.28 mi S; pond, lake or river 0.3 mi NE.
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Apples: insecticides used on about 76% of acres in Washington (2025); Cherries, sweet: insecticides used on about 93% of acres in Washington (2025); Cherries, tart: insecticides used on about 45% of surveyed US acres (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.
How Bridgeport ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 76th | 93rd | 60th | 68th |
| Washington | 50th | 73rd | 11th | 67th |
| Columbia Plateau | 85th | 96th | 36th | 45th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
The national forage map around Bridgeport: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Brewster 8 mi · Pateros 11 mi · Mansfield 14 mi · Methow 18 mi · Chelan 19 mi · Malott 20 mi
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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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Bridgeport (48.007, -119.6725); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.