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Forage report for 34.4087, -97.9544

Estimated forage here is better than about 65% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in fall (71st percentile) and lowest in summer (38th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.5 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); millet (nearest 3.1 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 3.3 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.19 mi W.

Ranking

Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 81st, summer 39th, fall 73rd)
Oklahoma: 65th percentile (spring 64th, summer 38th, fall 71st)
Cross Timbers: 56th percentile (spring 35th, summer 67th, fall 73rd)

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), Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Feb 16 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Fall flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Sorghum: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late May – late Jun
Sorghum: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late May – late Jun
Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms late May – late Jun
Sorghum: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms late May – late Jun
Millet: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
Cotton: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi SE, blooms early Jul – 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, Native wildflowers, Dandelion; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers; light amber

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.