Honey bee forage in Eastmont, Washington

When is the honey flow in Eastmont?

• First forage: Feb 16 (dandelion, maples, clovers: white, alsike and red)
• Main flow: Mar 1 to May 31, peaking late Apr (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, maples)
• Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 (clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, garden flowers)
• Season ends: Sep 30

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Eastmont, 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 9.

What the honey is made of

• Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, summer-flowering shrubs, maples; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
• Summer honey (July and August): garden flowers, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, summer-flowering shrubs; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
• Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
• Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers, summer-flowering shrubs; 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

• Blueberries: about 1,664 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late Mar – late Apr
• Corn: about 286 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug (grown 5 of the last 5 years)
• Apples: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi E, blooms early Apr – late Apr
• Canola: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi N, blooms late Mar – early Jun (grown 1 of the last 5 years)

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 Eastmont

Mostly: Developed, medium intensity; Developed, low intensity (houses and yards); Blueberries.

Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.21 mi N; pond, lake or river 0.32 mi NW.

Things to watch

• Heavily developed. About 82% 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); Apples: insecticides used on about 76% of acres in Washington (2025); Pumpkins: insecticides used on about 75% of surveyed US acres (2024). 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 Eastmont ranks

Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.

Nearby

Mill Creek 3 mi · Silver Firs 3 mi · Lake Stickney 4 mi · Fobes Hill 4 mi · Mill Creek East 4 mi · Martha Lake 4 mi

All towns in Washington · National map · How the scoring works

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 Eastmont (47.8974, -122.1815); 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.