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Forage report for 35.0653, -98.2448

Estimated forage here is better than about 74% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (82nd percentile) and lowest in fall (35th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.6 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.0 mi NW, 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. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 70th percentile (spring 87th, summer 54th, fall 45th)
  • Oklahoma: 74th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 82nd, fall 35th)
  • Cross Timbers: 77th percentile (spring 71st, summer 97th, fall 20th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 49 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms early May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Soybeans; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Soybeans, 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Soybeans; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 59% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.