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Honey bee forage in Falls City, Oregon
Estimated forage here is better than about 91% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (89th percentile) and lowest in fall (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: vetch (nearest 2.7 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (nearest 2.0 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Falls City?
- First forage: Feb 16 (dandelion, maples, willows)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 30, peaking late Apr (summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Season ends: Sep 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Falls City, 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 19.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, maples; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, himalayan blackberry; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers, spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, maples; 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
- Vetch: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi E, blooms early May – early Sep (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Clover and wildflowers: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late 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 Falls City
Mostly: North Pacific Maritime Dry-Mesic Douglas-fir-Western Hemlock Forest; North Pacific Maritime Mesic-Wet Douglas-fir-Western Hemlock Forest; North Pacific Broadleaf Landslide Forest.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.06 mi S; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.18 mi S.
How Falls City ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 98th | 99th | 78th | 40th |
| Oregon | 91st | 89th | 73rd | 30th |
| Willamette Valley | 74th | 67th | 85th | 89th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 60% 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 Falls City: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Dallas 7 mi · Monmouth 10 mi · Rickreall 11 mi · Kings Valley 12 mi · Independence 12 mi · Willamina 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 Falls City (44.8648, -123.4376); 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.