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Forage report for 36.7515, -98.3574

Estimated forage here is better than about 70% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in summer (95th percentile) and lowest in fall (14th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); canola (nearest 1.2 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.51 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 68th percentile (spring 76th, summer 71st, fall 21st)
  • Oklahoma: 70th percentile (spring 57th, summer 95th, fall 14th)
  • Central Great Plains: 72nd percentile (spring 87th, summer 58th, fall 24th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 31 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 291 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 839 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 390 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 487 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Canola: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms early May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 68 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Soybeans, Garden flowers, Dandelion; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 47% 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.