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Forage report for 35.2006, -95.8892
Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in spring (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.1 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); pumpkins (nearest 1.1 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 97th, summer 48th, fall 47th)
- Oklahoma: 93rd percentile (spring 93rd, summer 72nd, fall 37th)
- Arkansas Valley: 87th percentile (spring 84th, summer 86th, fall 75th)
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), Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Main flow: Feb 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Soybeans: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul
- Pumpkins: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms early May – early Sep
- Pumpkins: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi S, blooms early May – early Sep
- Pumpkins: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi S, blooms early May – early Sep
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, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion; 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, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Pumpkins: insecticides used on about 75% of surveyed US acres (2024). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
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.