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Forage report for 36.3161, -99.7580
Estimated forage here is better than about 50% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (66th percentile) and lowest in spring (56th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.4 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.2 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 56th percentile (spring 76th, summer 45th, fall 69th)
- Oklahoma: 50th percentile (spring 56th, summer 66th, fall 65th)
- Southwestern Tablelands: 95th percentile (spring 94th, summer 72nd, fall 35th)
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), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- 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
- Cotton: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Sep
- Cotton: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jul – early Sep
- Sorghum: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
- Sorghum: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
- Sorghum: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
- Corn: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Cotton, Dandelion; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Cotton; amber
- Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
Things to watch
- 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.