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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 45.6773, -118.5719

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in Oregon. Against other Oregon sites it stands out most in spring (71st percentile) and lowest in fall (40th). Biggest nearby bee crops: peas (nearest 1.1 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); mustard (nearest 1.0 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); chickpeas (nearest 1.6 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 69th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 72nd, fall 56th)
  • Oregon: 66th percentile (spring 71st, summer 63rd, fall 40th)
  • Columbia Plateau: 78th percentile (spring 90th, summer 68th, fall 24th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Willows, Dandelion
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Aug 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Peas: about 88 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms late Apr – early Jun
  • Mustard: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Peas: about 316 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi N, blooms late Apr – early Jun
  • Mustard: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Peas: about 146 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi W, blooms late Apr – early Jun
  • Chickpeas: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.