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Honey bee forage in Beaver, Oregon
Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (89th percentile) and lowest in fall (11th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Beaver?
- First forage: Feb 1 (maples, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15, peaking early Apr (summer-flowering shrubs, maples)
- Season ends: Aug 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Beaver, 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 2.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): summer-flowering shrubs, maples, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), himalayan blackberry; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), spotted and diffuse knapweed; amber
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, maples, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug (grown 4 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 Beaver
Mostly: North Pacific Maritime Mesic-Wet Douglas-fir-Western Hemlock Forest; North Pacific Broadleaf Landslide Forest; North Pacific Seasonal Sitka Spruce Forest.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.03 mi NW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.05 mi NW.
How Beaver ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 96th | 99th | 59th | 4th |
| Oregon | 87th | 89th | 44th | 11th |
| Coast Range | 51st | 61st | 43rd | 49th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 80% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Beaver: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Hebo 4 mi · Cloverdale 6 mi · Pleasant Valley 7 mi · Pacific City 8 mi · Netarts 12 mi · Tillamook 12 mi
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 Beaver (45.279, -123.8246); 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.