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Forage report for 35.5072, -95.0325

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in spring (86th percentile) and lowest in fall (44th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 3.1 mi S); corn (nearest 3.1 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 3.2 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.13 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 95th, summer 42nd, fall 53rd)
  • Oklahoma: 84th percentile (spring 86th, summer 53rd, fall 44th)
  • Boston Mountains: 95th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 90th, fall 57th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 131 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi S, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 82 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi S, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 73 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 60 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi W, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

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.