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Forage report for 44.8796, -117.1089

Estimated forage here is better than about 78% of sites in Oregon. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Oregon sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.17 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 82nd percentile (spring 74th, summer 81st, fall 84th)
  • Oregon: 78th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 81st, fall 81st)
  • Blue Mountains: 99th percentile (spring 100th, summer 62nd, fall 83rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 74 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • 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.