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Honey bee forage in Cloverdale, Oregon
Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (89th percentile) and lowest in fall (18th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sweet corn (nearest 1.5 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Cloverdale?
- First forage: Jan 16 (dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), willows)
- Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15, peaking early Apr (summer-flowering shrubs, maples, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Season ends: Aug 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Cloverdale, 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 Mar 30.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): summer-flowering shrubs, maples, clovers: white, alsike and red, huckleberries; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers, spotted and diffuse knapweed; amber
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, maples, clovers: white, alsike and red, huckleberries; 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 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Jul (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Sweet corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Jul (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 Cloverdale
Mostly: North Pacific Seasonal Sitka Spruce Forest; North Pacific Maritime Mesic-Wet Douglas-fir-Western Hemlock Forest; North Pacific Broadleaf Landslide Forest.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.04 mi NW; pond, lake or river 0.05 mi NW.
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Sweet Corn: insecticides used on about 44% 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 Cloverdale ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 95th | 99th | 54th | 13th |
| Oregon | 86th | 89th | 38th | 18th |
| Coast Range | 49th | 59th | 39th | 77th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 75% 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 Cloverdale: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Hebo 2 mi · Pacific City 3 mi · Beaver 6 mi · Neskowin 7 mi · Rose Lodge 13 mi · Pleasant Valley 13 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 Cloverdale (45.2006, -123.8842); 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.