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Forage report for 37.1590, -98.0405

Estimated forage here is better than about 49% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (84th percentile) and lowest in summer (20th). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.17 mi E. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 58th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 63rd, fall 31st)
  • Kansas: 49th percentile (spring 84th, summer 20th, fall 26th)
  • Central Great Plains: 63rd percentile (spring 84th, summer 47th, fall 31st)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms early May – late Jun
  • Canola: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early May – late Jun
  • Sorghum: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 142 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 41% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.