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Forage report for 42.4225, -123.3929

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (85th percentile) and lowest in fall (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.4 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi NE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 91st percentile (spring 98th, summer 65th, fall 35th)
  • Oregon: 84th percentile (spring 85th, summer 52nd, fall 28th)
  • Klamath Mountains/California High North Coast Range: 99th percentile (spring 100th, summer 84th, fall 89th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms late May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NW, blooms late May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Maples; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Spotted and diffuse knapweed; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Maples; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 82% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the 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.