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Forage report for 44.8585, -123.1982
Estimated forage here is better than about 71% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (77th percentile) and lowest in fall (26th). Biggest nearby bee crops: clover and wildflowers (nearest 0.9 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); blueberries (nearest 1.4 mi NE); mint (nearest 0.9 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 3 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 73rd percentile (spring 91st, summer 61st, fall 28th)
- Oregon: 71st percentile (spring 77th, summer 47th, fall 26th)
- Willamette Valley: 11th percentile (spring 14th, summer 15th, fall 75th)
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 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Clover/Wildflowers
- Fall flow: Jul 16 to Aug 15 — Clover/Wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Clover and wildflowers: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early Apr – early Aug
- Blueberries: about 63 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms late Mar – late Apr
- Clover and wildflowers: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early Apr – early Aug
- Clover and wildflowers: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms early Apr – early Aug
- Blueberries: about 97 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SE, blooms late Mar – late Apr
- Clover and wildflowers: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Aug
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Clover/Wildflowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Clover/Wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Mint; amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Clover/Wildflowers, Garden flowers; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 40% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
- Heavily developed. About 68% 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. Blueberries: insecticides used on about 74% 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.
- 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.