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Forage report for 35.6197, -95.1424
Estimated forage here is better than about 42% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in fall (65th percentile) and lowest in summer (14th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.5 mi SW, grown 4 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 2.6 mi SW, 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.
Ranking
- Continental US: 49th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 32nd, fall 70th)
- Oklahoma: 42nd percentile (spring 52nd, summer 14th, fall 65th)
- Boston Mountains: 45th percentile (spring 11th, summer 70th, fall 98th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Oklahoma, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Jan 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
- Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers
- Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Soybeans: about 79 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SW, blooms early May – late Jul
- Sorghum: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
- Sorghum: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers, Spring-flowering shrubs; light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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), Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers; light amber
Things to watch
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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.