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Forage report for 44.7157, -123.0073

Estimated forage here is better than about 77% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (78th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sweet corn (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.14 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 81st percentile (spring 93rd, summer 72nd, fall 24th)
  • Oregon: 77th percentile (spring 78th, summer 63rd, fall 25th)
  • Willamette Valley: 20th percentile (spring 17th, summer 56th, fall 69th)

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 Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Sweet corn: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Sweet corn: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Dry beans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Mint: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early May – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

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.