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Forage report for 36.1559, -94.9092

Estimated forage here is better than about 77% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in fall (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 3.2 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.

Ranking

Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 93rd, summer 43rd, fall 52nd)
Oklahoma: 77th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 57th, fall 43rd)
Ozark Highlands: 60th percentile (spring 68th, summer 40th, fall 40th)

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), Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Mar 1 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Fall flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 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), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

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.