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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 43.5567, -119.0830

Estimated forage here is better than about 74% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in fall (99th percentile) and lowest in spring (68th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi NE). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 61st, summer 78th, fall 96th)
  • Oregon: 74th percentile (spring 68th, summer 74th, fall 99th)
  • Northern Basin and Range: 99th percentile (spring 99th, summer 98th, fall 96th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 68 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 184 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep

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, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Alfalfa; extra light amber

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.