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Forage report for 35.8464, -98.4019

Estimated forage here is better than about 50% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (65th percentile) and lowest in fall (27th). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 0.8 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.7 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.48 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 56th percentile (spring 80th, summer 45th, fall 37th)
  • Oklahoma: 50th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 65th, fall 27th)
  • Central Great Plains: 60th percentile (spring 91st, summer 32nd, fall 36th)

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 Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 16 to Aug 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms late Apr – early Jun
  • Dry beans: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Canola: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SE, blooms late Apr – early Jun
  • Alfalfa: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 40% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing 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.