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Forage report for 44.4524, -123.2045

Estimated forage here is better than about 82% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in summer (83rd percentile) and lowest in fall (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: clover and wildflowers (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); mint (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.16 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 96th, summer 81st, fall 21st)
  • Oregon: 82nd percentile (spring 80th, summer 83rd, fall 23rd)
  • Willamette Valley: 40th percentile (spring 26th, summer 95th, fall 61st)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 31 — Clover/Wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Clover and wildflowers: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Mint: about 114 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early May – early Sep
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 84 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 145 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 39% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.