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Honey bee forage in Abbyville, Kansas
Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Kansas. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Kansas sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Abbyville?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31, peaking late Jun (soybeans, alfalfa)
- Season ends: Sep 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Abbyville, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Apr 15.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): soybeans, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, alfalfa; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): soybeans, alfalfa, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): soybeans, alfalfa, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Sorghum: about 98 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Soybeans: about 52 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Alfalfa: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Abbyville
Mostly: Winter Wheat; Western Great Plains Sand Prairie; Western Great Plains Riparian Herbaceous.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.19 mi S; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.39 mi SW.
Things to watch
- Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 48% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
How Abbyville ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 23rd | 33rd | 61st | 16th |
| Kansas | below the 1st | 13th | 17th | 10th |
| Central Great Plains | 5th | 19th | 45th | 19th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
The national forage map around Abbyville: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Arlington 5 mi · Plevna 6 mi · Partridge 6 mi · Langdon 10 mi · Sylvia 11 mi · Nickerson 14 mi
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Abbyville (37.9706, -98.203); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.