Honey bee forage in Junction City, Oregon

When is the honey flow in Junction City?

• First forage: Feb 16 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
• Main flow: Mar 1 to Jul 31, peaking late Apr (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
• Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers)
• Season ends: Sep 30

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Junction 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 7.

What the honey is made of

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

• Mustard: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Mint: about 88 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NE, blooms early May – early Sep (grown 5 of the last 5 years)
• Clover and wildflowers: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Aug (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Dry beans: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Sweet corn: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug (grown 2 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 Junction City

Mostly: Western Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Other Tree Crops; Sod/Grass Seed.

Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river 0.06 mi W; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.13 mi SW.

Things to watch

• Heavily developed. About 55% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
• Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Sweet Corn: insecticides used on about 44% of surveyed US acres (2024); Squash: insecticides used on about 71% of surveyed US acres (2024); Pumpkins: insecticides used on about 75% 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 Junction City ranks

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

Nearby

Cheshire 4 mi · Harrisburg 4 mi · Santa Clara 7 mi · Coburg 9 mi · Monroe 9 mi · River Road 9 mi

All towns in Oregon · National map · How the scoring works

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 Junction City (44.2119, -123.2002); 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.