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Forage report for 44.3293, -123.3668

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (86th percentile) and lowest in fall (26th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.8 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sweet corn (nearest 1.9 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (nearest 2.7 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 94th percentile (spring 98th, summer 74th, fall 27th)
  • Oregon: 85th percentile (spring 86th, summer 67th, fall 26th)
  • Willamette Valley: 53rd percentile (spring 54th, summer 72nd, fall 73rd)

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 16 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
  • Fall flow: Jul 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 72 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Sweet corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Grapes: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun

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, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion; 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. Sweet Corn: insecticides used on about 44% of surveyed US acres (2024); Grapes (all types): insecticides used on about 58% of surveyed US acres (2021); Grapes, wine type: insecticides used on about 56% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, table type: insecticides used on about 50% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, raisin type: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025). 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.
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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.