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Forage report for 44.8209, -119.4211

Estimated forage here is better than about 48% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (67th percentile) and lowest in summer (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); peaches (nearest 0.6 mi S). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 49th percentile (spring 59th, summer 60th, fall 69th)
  • Oregon: 48th percentile (spring 67th, summer 46th, fall 58th)
  • Blue Mountains: 42nd percentile (spring 96th, summer 29th, fall 48th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Oregon, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Weedy mustards
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Aug 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Rubber rabbitbrush
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 62 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 79 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% of surveyed US acres (2025). 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.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.