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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 36.2970, -95.9972

Estimated forage here is better than about 91% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in spring (92nd percentile) and lowest in fall (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.0 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.23 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 82nd percentile (spring 97th, summer 55th, fall 38th)
  • Oklahoma: 91st percentile (spring 92nd, summer 83rd, fall 28th)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 20th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 4th, fall 50th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 1 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 79 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NW, 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), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber

Things to watch

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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.