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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 36.3461, -95.9438

Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (84th percentile) and lowest in fall (52nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.7 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.9 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.6 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.12 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 78th percentile (spring 94th, summer 57th, fall 59th)
  • Oklahoma: 86th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 84th, fall 52nd)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 9th percentile (spring 84th, summer 5th, fall 90th)

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, 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 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 64 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 112 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 97 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SW, 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), Native wildflowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

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.