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Honey bee forage in Tullahassee, Oklahoma

Estimated forage here is better than about 91% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in spring (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (14th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.7 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.7 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years).

When is the honey flow in Tullahassee?

  • First forage: Feb 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to May 31, peaking early Apr (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 15 (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, soybeans)
  • Season ends: Aug 31
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Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Tullahassee, 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 Mar 27.

What the honey is made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), soybeans; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
  • Summer honey (July and August): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, soybeans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra 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): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), soybeans; 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 225 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SE, blooms early May – late Jul (grown 4 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 Tullahassee

Mostly: Eastern Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Northern & Central Native Ruderal Forest; Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland.

Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.15 mi S; pond, lake or river 0.16 mi NE.

How Tullahassee ranks

Against random land inOverallSpringSummerFall
Continental US82nd97th52nd21st
Oklahoma91st93rd80th14th
Central Irregular Plains20th94th3rd24th

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

About 86% 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.

The national forage map around Tullahassee: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.

Nearby

Clarksville 4 mi · Porter 5 mi · Taft 8 mi · Okay 8 mi · Muskogee 8 mi · Redbird 9 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 Tullahassee (35.8348, -95.4469); 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.