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Forage report for 36.8146, -100.5248
Estimated forage here is better than about 82% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in fall (67th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 1.4 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.15 mi S.
Ranking
- Continental US: 75th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 53rd, fall 71st)
- Oklahoma: 82nd percentile (spring 82nd, summer 80th, fall 67th)
- Southwestern Tablelands: 99th percentile (spring 100th, summer 86th, fall 38th)
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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
- Sorghum: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
- Sorghum: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.