Kansas

Honey bee forage and the honey flow in Kansas

Across 739 towns in Kansas, the main honey flow typically runs from about Jun 1 to Jul 31, peaking around Jun 23. First forage worth flying for comes around Mar 1, and the season ends around Sep 30. Few towns show a dearth in a typical year.

What makes the honey in Kansas

Most common honey plants across the state's towns: soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), dandelion, garden flowers.

Most common bee crops within flight range of towns: soybeans, corn, sorghum, alfalfa, sunflower, cotton.

How the state's towns rank: the median town sits at the 84th percentile of random land across the US.

State-wide figures are medians over the towns below, each scored at its Census center point. Your own spot can differ a lot; check it.

The national forage map over Kansas: darker is more forage for honey bees. Tap anywhere for that spot's report, or open the national map.

Best and lowest of the state's sample

Of 3,000 random land points in Kansas: the best is near Mont Ida, KS (99th percentile in the US); the lowest is near St. John, KS. All notable spots.

Every town in Kansas

739 cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated communities, each with its honey flow dates, honey plants, bee crops and ranking.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

    A

    • Abbyville city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Abilene city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Ada community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Admire city · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • Agenda city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Agra city · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31
    • Albert city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Alden city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Alexander city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Allen city · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • Alma city · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Almena city · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31
    • Alta Vista city · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • Altamont city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Alton city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Altoona city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Americus city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Ames community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Andale city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Andover city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Anthony city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 15
    • Arcadia city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Argonia city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Arkansas City city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Arlington city · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Arma city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Asherville community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Ashland city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 15
    • Assaria city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Atchison city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Athol city · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31
    • Atlanta city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Attica city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Atwood city · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • Auburn city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Augusta city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Aurora city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Axtell city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15

    B

    C

    D

    • Damar city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Danville city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • De Soto city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Dearing city · flow Mar 1 to Jul 15
    • Deerfield city · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31
    • Delia city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Delphos city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Denison city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Dennis community · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Denton city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Derby city · flow Apr 1 to Jun 30
    • Detroit community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Devon community · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Dexter city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Dighton city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Dodge City city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Dorrance city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Douglass city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Downs city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Dresden city · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31
    • Dunlap city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Durham city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Dwight city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15

    E

    • Earlton city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Eastborough city · flow Apr 1 to Jun 15
    • Easton city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Eastshore community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Edgerton city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Edmond city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Edna city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Edson community · flow Jul 1 to Jul 31
    • Edwardsville city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 15
    • Effingham city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • El Dorado city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Elbing city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Elgin city · flow Mar 1 to Jul 31
    • Elk City city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Elk Falls city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Elkhart city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Ellinwood city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Ellis city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Ellsworth city · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Elmdale city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Elsmore city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Elwood city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Elyria community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Emmett city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Emporia city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Englewood city · flow Mar 1 to Jul 31
    • Ensign city · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31
    • Enterprise city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Erie city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Esbon city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Eskridge city · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Eudora city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Eureka city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Everest city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31

    F

    G

    H

    • Haddam city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Hallowell community · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Halstead city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Hamilton city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Hamlin city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Hanover city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Hanston city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Hardtner city · flow Mar 1 to Jul 15
    • Harper city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Harris community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Hartford city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Harveyville city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Havana city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Haven city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Havensville city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15
    • Haviland city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Hays city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Haysville city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Hazelton city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Healy community · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31
    • Hepler city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Herington city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Herkimer community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Herndon city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15
    • Hesston city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Hiawatha city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Highland city · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31
    • Hill City city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Hillsboro city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Hillsdale community · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Hoisington city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Holcomb city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Hollenberg city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Holton city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Holyrood city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Home community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Hope city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Horace city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Horton city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Howard city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Hoxie city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Hoyt city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Hudson city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Hugoton city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Humboldt city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Hunnewell city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Hunter city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Huron city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Hutchinson city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30

    I

    • Idana community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Independence city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Ingalls city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Inman city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Iola city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Ionia community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Isabel city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 15
    • Iuka city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31

    J

    K

    L

    M

    N

    O

    • Oak Hill city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Oaklawn-Sunview community · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Oakley city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Oberlin city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15
    • Odin community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Offerle city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Ogallah community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Ogden city · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Oketo city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Olathe city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Olivet city · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • Olmitz city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Olpe city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Olsburg city · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Onaga city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15
    • Oneida city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Opolis community · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Osage City city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Osawatomie city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Osborne city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Oskaloosa city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Oswego city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Otis city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Ottawa city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Overbrook city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Overland Park city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Oxford city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Ozawkie city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30

    P

    Q

    • Quenemo city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Quinter city · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31

    R

    • Radium city · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31
    • Radley community · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Ramona city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Randall city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Randolph city · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Ransom city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Rantoul city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Raymond city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Reading city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Redfield city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Republic city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Reserve city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Rexford city · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31
    • Richfield city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Richmond city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Riley city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Ringo community · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Riverton community · flow Mar 1 to Jul 15
    • Robinson city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Rock community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Roeland Park city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Rolla city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 15
    • Rosalia community · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Rose Hill city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Roseland city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Rossville city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Roxbury community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Rozel city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Rush Center city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Russell city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Russell Springs city · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15

    S

    T

    • Talmage community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Tampa city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Tecumseh community · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Tescott city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Thayer city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • The Highlands city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Timken city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Tipton city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Tonganoxie city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Topeka city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Toronto city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Towanda city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Tribune city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Troy city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Turon city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Tyro city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 15

    U

    • Udall city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Ulysses city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Uniontown city · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Urbana community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Utica city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31

    V

    W

    Y

    • Yale community · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Yates Center city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Yoder community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31

    Z

    • Zeandale community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Zenda city · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Zurich city · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31

    Estimates from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021–2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources · Other states.