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Forage report for 36.7878, -98.7489

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it ranks highest in fall (15th percentile) and lowest in spring (below the 1st). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); canola (nearest 1.6 mi SE, grown 1 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: 7th percentile (spring 24th, summer 21st, fall 22nd)
  • Oklahoma: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 5th, fall 15th)
  • Central Great Plains: 0th percentile (spring 12th, summer 5th, 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 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 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): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Alfalfa, 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; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 55% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.