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Forage report for 37.0669, -96.0142

Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.23 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 96th, summer 79th, fall 54th)
  • Kansas: 86th percentile (spring 98th, summer 61st, fall 53rd)
  • Cross Timbers: 100th percentile (spring 98th, summer 100th, fall 32nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Kansas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 184 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 244 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 238 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 145 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 193 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.