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Honey bee forage in Bazine, Kansas
Estimated forage here is better than about 51% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (81st percentile) and lowest in summer (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi SE).
When is the honey flow in Bazine?
- First forage: Mar 1 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 31, peaking late Jun (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Bazine, 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 19.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), garden flowers, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber, likely to set over some months
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 67 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul (grown 2 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 Bazine
Mostly: Central Mixedgrass Prairie Grassland; Fallow / idle cropland; Winter Wheat.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.28 mi E; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.36 mi W.
How Bazine ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 60th | 68th | 67th | 56th |
| Kansas | 51st | 81st | 28th | 57th |
| Central Great Plains | 66th | 80th | 52nd | 58th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 33% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Bazine: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Alexander 8 mi · Ness City 11 mi · McCracken 12 mi · Brownell 14 mi · Ransom 18 mi · Burdett 20 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 Bazine (38.4461, -99.693); 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.