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Forage report for 36.3888, -98.1773

Estimated forage here is better than about 7% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (66th percentile) and lowest in spring (10th). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 0.6 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 23rd percentile (spring 49th, summer 45th, fall 18th)
  • Oklahoma: 7th percentile (spring 10th, summer 66th, fall 12th)
  • Central Great Plains: 6th percentile (spring 49th, summer 33rd, fall 21st)

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 1 to Jul 15 — Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Canola
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 82 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Canola: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms early May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 98 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion; 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 59% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • 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.