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Forage report for 36.3881, -98.0900

Estimated forage here is better than about 26% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (79th percentile) and lowest in fall (19th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.19 mi NW. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 38th percentile (spring 58th, summer 52nd, fall 27th)
  • Oklahoma: 26th percentile (spring 26th, summer 79th, fall 19th)
  • Central Great Plains: 20th percentile (spring 67th, summer 38th, fall 28th)

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)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 76 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 54% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.