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Forage report for 34.0936, -96.8025

Estimated forage here is better than about 78% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in fall (74th percentile) and lowest in summer (49th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 3.4 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 3.4 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.16 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 87th, summer 41st, fall 74th)
  • Oklahoma: 78th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 49th, fall 74th)
  • Cross Timbers: 82nd percentile (spring 69th, summer 75th, fall 75th)

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), Native wildflowers
  • 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 Aug 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 62 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Cotton: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug

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

Things to watch

  • 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.