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Honey bee forage in Dayville, Oregon
Estimated forage here is better than about 47% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (66th percentile) and lowest in summer (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); apples (nearest 2.1 mi NW).
When is the honey flow in Dayville?
- First forage: Feb 16 (willows, weedy mustards, dandelion)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Aug 15, peaking early Jul (alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, willows)
- Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, rubber rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Dayville, 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 27.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): willows, alfalfa, dandelion, native wildflowers; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, native wildflowers, green/yellow rabbitbrush; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, rubber rabbitbrush, dandelion; amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Whole season (March to November): alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, willows, dandelion; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Alfalfa: about 74 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug (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 Dayville
Mostly: Columbia Plateau Western Juniper Woodland and Savanna; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Steppe; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.02 mi N; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.05 mi SE.
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Apples: insecticides used on about 77% 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 Dayville ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 46th | 55th | 59th | 70th |
| Oregon | 47th | 66th | 45th | 60th |
| Blue Mountains | 39th | 93rd | 28th | 52nd |
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 Dayville: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Mount Vernon 21 mi · Monument 25 mi · Long Creek 27 mi · Spray 28 mi · John Day 29 mi · Canyon City 29 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 Dayville (44.4668, -119.5322); 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.