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Forage report for 36.2387, -98.3246

Estimated forage here is better than about 14% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in fall (50th percentile) and lowest in spring (26th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi SW); camelina (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.5 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.39 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 30th percentile (spring 58th, summer 37th, fall 57th)
  • Oklahoma: 14th percentile (spring 26th, summer 27th, fall 50th)
  • Central Great Plains: 11th percentile (spring 67th, summer 21st, fall 60th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Oklahoma, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jul 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers
  • Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Camelina: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms early May – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi E, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Peas: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Sorghum: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 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), Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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), Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • 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.