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Forage report for 36.1131, -95.5516

Estimated forage here is better than about 90% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (18th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.1 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 1.4 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.23 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 81st percentile (spring 92nd, summer 72nd, fall 26th)
  • Oklahoma: 90th percentile (spring 80th, summer 96th, fall 18th)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 17th percentile (spring 80th, summer 15th, fall 31st)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,586 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 233 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 396 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 264 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 127 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.