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Forage report for 44.5840, -122.7396

Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (87th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: clover and wildflowers (nearest 1.0 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 96th percentile (spring 99th, summer 76th, fall 24th)
  • Oregon: 87th percentile (spring 87th, summer 70th, fall 25th)
  • Willamette Valley: 60th percentile (spring 59th, summer 80th, fall 68th)

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, Maples, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Clover and wildflowers: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Corn: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – 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, Summer-flowering shrubs, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Maples; 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.