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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 44.3156, -123.2988

Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (83rd percentile) and lowest in fall (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: clover and wildflowers (nearest 0.6 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); mint (nearest 1.3 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 1.4 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.12 mi E. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 98th, summer 70th, fall 33rd)
  • Oregon: 81st percentile (spring 83rd, summer 61st, fall 28th)
  • Willamette Valley: 36th percentile (spring 40th, summer 46th, fall 81st)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Clover and wildflowers: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Mint: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi E, blooms early May – early Sep
  • Dry beans: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Dry beans: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Maples; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clover/Wildflowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Mint; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Pumpkins: insecticides used on about 75% of surveyed US acres (2024); Squash: insecticides used on about 71% 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.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.