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Forage report for 44.9287, -122.9729

Estimated forage here is better than about 75% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (79th percentile) and lowest in fall (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: clover and wildflowers (nearest 1.8 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); blueberries (nearest 1.5 mi E); squash (nearest 1.8 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.26 mi NE. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 77th percentile (spring 95th, summer 59th, fall 39th)
  • Oregon: 75th percentile (spring 79th, summer 44th, fall 30th)
  • Willamette Valley: 16th percentile (spring 22nd, summer 11th, fall 88th)

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: Mar 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Clover and wildflowers: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi N, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Aug
  • Blueberries: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi E, blooms late Mar – late Apr
  • Blueberries: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NE, blooms late Mar – late Apr
  • Blueberries: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi E, blooms late Mar – late Apr

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 94% 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); Squash: insecticides used on about 71% of surveyed US acres (2024); Cherries, sweet: insecticides used on about 84% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cherries, tart: insecticides used on about 45% 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.