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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 36.0835, -96.5799

Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in fall (76th percentile) and lowest in summer (65th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.8 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 3.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 3.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.14 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 70th percentile (spring 87th, summer 44th, fall 75th)
  • Oklahoma: 73rd percentile (spring 73rd, summer 65th, fall 76th)
  • Cross Timbers: 76th percentile (spring 70th, summer 88th, fall 77th)

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), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • 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

  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi N, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 174 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early 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, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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.