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Forage report for 36.3501, -96.7984

Estimated forage here is better than about 72% of sites in Oklahoma. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Oklahoma sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.6 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.2 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 69th percentile (spring 85th, summer 48th, fall 73rd)
  • Oklahoma: 72nd percentile (spring 70th, summer 74th, fall 72nd)
  • Central Great Plains: 74th percentile (spring 97th, summer 35th, fall 85th)

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 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • 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

  • Soybeans: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 55 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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