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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 42.4053, -119.9003

Estimated forage here is better than about 22% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in fall (59th percentile) and lowest in summer (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 17th percentile (spring 23rd, summer 44th, fall 69th)
  • Oregon: 22nd percentile (spring 31st, summer 28th, fall 59th)
  • Northern Basin and Range: 55th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 59th, fall 12th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Oregon, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Weedy mustards, Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: May 1 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Native wildflowers, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 15 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 150 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 308 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Native wildflowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Weedy mustards; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Clovers: white, alsike and red; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Native wildflowers, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.