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Forage report for 35.0986, -97.5626

Estimated forage here is better than about 65% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (90th percentile) and lowest in spring (48th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi NE, 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: 64th percentile (spring 70th, summer 63rd, fall 63rd)
  • Oklahoma: 65th percentile (spring 48th, summer 90th, fall 57th)
  • Central Great Plains: 70th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 47th, fall 69th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: May 1 to Jul 15 — Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 127 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Alfalfa: about 87 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 170 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 71 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa, Soybeans, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Soybeans; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Soybeans; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.