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Forage report for 33.8968, -97.9361

Estimated forage here is better than about 28% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it ranks highest in spring (47th percentile) and lowest in summer (6th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.4 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 1.9 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.31 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 39th percentile (spring 69th, summer 24th, fall 25th)
  • Oklahoma: 28th percentile (spring 47th, summer 6th, fall 17th)
  • Central Great Plains: 22nd percentile (spring 82nd, summer 8th, fall 26th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Cotton: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun

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, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • 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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% 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.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.