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Honey bee forage in Chenoweth, Oregon
Estimated forage here is better than about 75% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (77th percentile) and lowest in fall (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cherries (nearest 0.3 mi E).
When is the honey flow in Chenoweth?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, willows, maples)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to May 15, peaking early Apr (cherries, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jul 15 (snowberry, spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Season ends: Oct 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Chenoweth, 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 20.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): snowberry, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, cherries; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): spotted and diffuse knapweed, snowberry, dandelion, 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, garden flowers, green/yellow rabbitbrush, dandelion; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): snowberry, clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion; 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 3,699 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, 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 Chenoweth
Mostly: Cherries; Interior Western North American Temperate Ruderal Grassland; East Cascades Ponderosa Pine Forest and Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.09 mi SW; pond, lake or river 0.28 mi SW.
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cherries, sweet: insecticides used on about 84% of surveyed US acres (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 Chenoweth ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 77th | 91st | 66th | 61st |
| Oregon | 75th | 77th | 55th | 46th |
| Columbia Plateau | 87th | 96th | 55th | 32nd |
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 Chenoweth: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
The Dalles 4 mi · Rowena 4 mi · Mosier 9 mi · Dufur 12 mi · Odell 15 mi · Hood River 15 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 Chenoweth (45.6164, -121.2343); 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.