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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 35.1036, -98.3400

Estimated forage here is better than about 53% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (64th percentile) and lowest in fall (42nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.9 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 58th percentile (spring 78th, summer 44th, fall 51st)
  • Oklahoma: 53rd percentile (spring 59th, summer 64th, fall 42nd)
  • Central Great Plains: 62nd percentile (spring 89th, summer 32nd, fall 51st)

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), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra 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), Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.