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Honey bee forage in Dacoma, Oklahoma
Estimated forage here is better than about 7% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it ranks highest in summer (26th percentile) and lowest in fall (5th). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Dacoma?
- First forage: Feb 16 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30, peaking early Jun (canola, clovers: white, alsike and red, alfalfa)
- Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 (alfalfa, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Season ends: Aug 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Dacoma, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Apr 5.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): canola, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, alfalfa; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
- Whole season (March to November): canola, alfalfa, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Canola: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early May – late Jun (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Alfalfa: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Dacoma
Mostly: Winter Wheat; Great Plains Comanchian Ruderal Grassland; Fallow / idle cropland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.2 mi N; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.25 mi W.
Things to watch
- Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 68% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
How Dacoma ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 23rd | 57th | 37th | 9th |
| Oklahoma | 7th | 24th | 26th | 5th |
| Central Great Plains | 6th | 66th | 21st | 13th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
The national forage map around Dacoma: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Hopeton 6 mi · Lambert 8 mi · Carmen 8 mi · Alva 11 mi · Aline 12 mi · Avard 13 mi
All towns in Oklahoma · National map · How the scoring works
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Dacoma (36.6596, -98.5635); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.