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Forage report for 34.7801, -98.5285
Estimated forage here is better than about 47% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in fall (60th percentile) and lowest in summer (13th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.8 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 2.9 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.
Ranking
- Continental US: 54th percentile (spring 77th, summer 31st, fall 65th)
- Oklahoma: 47th percentile (spring 57th, summer 13th, fall 60th)
- Central Great Plains: 56th percentile (spring 88th, summer 13th, 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 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
- Main flow: Feb 16 to May 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi E, blooms early May – late Jul
- Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi N, blooms early May – early Jul
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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); amber
- Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
Things to watch
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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.