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Forage report for 36.2691, -98.4772

Estimated forage here is better than about 44% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (59th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 1.2 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); camelina (nearest 1.2 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.33 mi S. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 51st percentile (spring 76th, summer 43rd, fall 35th)
  • Oklahoma: 44th percentile (spring 57th, summer 59th, fall 25th)
  • Central Great Plains: 51st percentile (spring 88th, summer 31st, fall 34th)

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)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi E, blooms late Apr – early Jun
  • Sorghum: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Camelina: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms early May – late May
  • Sorghum: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Cotton: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep

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

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 48% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • 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.
  • 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.