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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 36.2437, -96.6794

Estimated forage here is better than about 72% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in fall (96th percentile) and lowest in spring (66th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.21 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 69th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 48th, fall 87th)
  • Oklahoma: 72nd percentile (spring 66th, summer 73rd, fall 96th)
  • Central Great Plains: 74th percentile (spring 94th, summer 35th, fall 98th)

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), Native wildflowers
  • 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 31 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 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); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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.