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Forage report for 35.5073, -98.9698

Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (79th percentile) and lowest in fall (35th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi S); soybeans (nearest 0.9 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.7 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.44 mi SE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 60th percentile (spring 78th, summer 51st, fall 44th)
  • Oklahoma: 57th percentile (spring 61st, summer 79th, fall 35th)
  • Central Great Plains: 65th percentile (spring 90th, summer 37th, fall 43rd)

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
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 77 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 187 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 73% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.