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Honey bee forage in Dallesport, Washington
Estimated forage here is better than about 41% of sites in Washington. Against other Washington sites it stands out most in spring (70th percentile) and lowest in summer (12th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cherries (nearest 0.3 mi SW); peaches (nearest 0.3 mi W); grapes (nearest 0.3 mi SE).
When is the honey flow in Dallesport?
- First forage: Feb 16 (dandelion, willows, weedy mustards)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Apr 15, peaking early Apr (cherries, dandelion, willows)
- Fall flow: May 1 to Jul 31 (spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red, himalayan blackberry)
- Season ends: Oct 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Dallesport, 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 13.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, cherries, spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion, yellow starthistle, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, garden flowers; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, cherries; 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
- Cherries: about 201 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Mar – early 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 Dallesport
Mostly: Great Basin & Intermountain Introduced Annual Grassland; Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland; Open water.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.18 mi E; pond, lake or river 0.33 mi SE.
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cherries, sweet: insecticides used on about 93% of acres in Washington (2025); Cherries, tart: insecticides used on about 45% of surveyed US acres (2025); Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes (all types): insecticides used on about 34% of acres in Washington (2025); Grapes, wine type: insecticides used on about 34% of acres in Washington (2025); Grapes, table type: insecticides used on about 50% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, raisin type: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (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.
How Dallesport ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 71st | 87th | 61st | 58th |
| Washington | 41st | 70th | 12th | 54th |
| Columbia Plateau | 80th | 95th | 39th | 27th |
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 Dallesport: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Lyle 7 mi · Wishram 10 mi · Klickitat 13 mi · Centerville 15 mi · Bingen 16 mi · White Salmon 17 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 Dallesport (45.6316, -121.1689); 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.