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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 36.9061, -102.9649

Estimated forage here is better than about 34% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in fall (78th percentile) and lowest in spring (34th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 1.6 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi W. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 43rd percentile (spring 61st, summer 43rd, fall 77th)
  • Oklahoma: 34th percentile (spring 34th, summer 57th, fall 78th)
  • Southwestern Tablelands: 82nd percentile (spring 73rd, summer 64th, fall 51st)

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), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 30 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Cotton: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers, Summer-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Native wildflowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
  • 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.