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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 44.6384, -122.9064

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (84th percentile) and lowest in fall (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: clover and wildflowers (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); peas (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 1 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: 92nd percentile (spring 98th, summer 78th, fall 21st)
  • Oregon: 84th percentile (spring 84th, summer 74th, fall 23rd)
  • Willamette Valley: 48th percentile (spring 44th, summer 87th, 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, Maples
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Clover/Wildflowers, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 16 to Aug 15 — Clover/Wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Clover and wildflowers: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Corn: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • 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.