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Forage report for 36.3088, -97.5876

Estimated forage here is better than about 70% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (17th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 0.9 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.14 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 68th percentile (spring 67th, summer 75th, fall 25th)
  • Oklahoma: 70th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 97th, fall 17th)
  • Central Great Plains: 72nd percentile (spring 79th, summer 65th, fall 26th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 16 to Jul 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 86 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 109 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 63 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 67 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 42% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.