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Forage report for 44.6271, -123.0959
Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (75th percentile) and lowest in fall (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: clover and wildflowers (nearest 1.8 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); peas (nearest 1.2 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); pumpkins (nearest 1.9 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.47 mi E. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 63rd percentile (spring 86th, summer 52nd, fall 34th)
- Oregon: 60th percentile (spring 75th, summer 36th, fall 28th)
- Willamette Valley: 5th percentile (spring 9th, summer 4th, 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, Maples, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Clover and wildflowers: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi N, blooms early Apr – early Aug
- Clover and wildflowers: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early Aug
- Clover and wildflowers: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Aug
- Clover and wildflowers: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Aug
- Clover and wildflowers: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi W, blooms early Apr – early Aug
- Peas: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NW, blooms early Apr – late May
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): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 98% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
- 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.
- 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.