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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 34.1838, -98.0252

Estimated forage here is better than about 50% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in spring (63rd percentile) and lowest in summer (13th). Biggest nearby bee crops: peas (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); millet (nearest 0.9 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.8 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 56th percentile (spring 80th, summer 31st, fall 46th)
  • Oklahoma: 50th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 13th, fall 36th)
  • Central Great Plains: 60th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 13th, fall 44th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — 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)
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Peas: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms late Mar – early May
  • Millet: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Sorghum: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Sorghum: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Sorghum: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi N, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Native wildflowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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.