Honey bee forage in Mooreland, Oklahoma

When is the honey flow in Mooreland?

• First forage: Feb 16 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
• Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15, peaking early Apr (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
• Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers)
• Season ends: Oct 31

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Mooreland, 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 6.

What the honey is made of

• Spring honey (March to June): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, native wildflowers; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
• Summer honey (July and August): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers, dandelion; light amber, likely to set over some months
• Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; amber
• Whole season (March to November): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber, likely to set over some months

Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.

Bee crops within flight range

• Soybeans: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Alfalfa: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
• Peas: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms early Apr – late May (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Corn: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul (grown 1 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 Mooreland

Mostly: Western Great Plains Sand Prairie; Winter Wheat; Great Plains Comanchian Ruderal Grassland.

Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.04 mi E; pond, lake or river 0.57 mi NE.

How Mooreland ranks

Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.

About 45% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.

Nearby

Quinlan 9 mi · Woodward 11 mi · Sharon 13 mi · Mutual 14 mi · Waynoka 20 mi · Vici 21 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 Mooreland (36.4377, -99.2048); 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.