Honey bee forage in Dilley, Oregon

When is the honey flow in Dilley?

• First forage: Feb 16 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, maples)
• Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 31, peaking late Apr (clover/Wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
• Season ends: Sep 15

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Dilley, 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 8.

What the honey is made of

• Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, clover/Wildflowers, dandelion, summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
• Summer honey (July and August): clover/Wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed; white, likely to set over some months
• Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, likely to set over some months
• Whole season (March to November): clover/Wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber, likely to set over some months

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 114 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
• Clover and wildflowers: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Aug (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Grapes: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
• Blueberries: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms late Mar – 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 Dilley

Mostly: Western Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland; North Pacific Maritime Dry-Mesic Douglas-fir-Western Hemlock Forest; North Pacific Broadleaf Landslide Forest.

Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.21 mi N; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.29 mi E.

Things to watch

• Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Grapes (all types): insecticides used on about 58% of surveyed US acres (2021); Grapes, wine type: insecticides used on about 56% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, table type: insecticides used on about 50% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, raisin type: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025); Blueberries: insecticides used on about 74% 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 Dilley ranks

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

Nearby

Forest Grove 2 mi · Cornelius 4 mi · Gaston 4 mi · Cherry Grove 7 mi · Banks 9 mi · Hillsboro 9 mi

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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 Dilley (45.4917, -123.1223); 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.