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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.5418, -97.9611

Estimated forage here is better than about 71% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (83rd percentile) and lowest in fall (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.5 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 0.8 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. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 68th percentile (spring 84th, summer 55th, fall 46th)
  • Oklahoma: 71st percentile (spring 69th, summer 83rd, fall 37th)
  • Central Great Plains: 73rd percentile (spring 96th, summer 40th, fall 45th)

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)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Sunflower: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Sunflower: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul

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), Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, 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, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 53% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) 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.