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Forage report for 37.2864, -97.8931

Estimated forage here is better than about 43% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (59th percentile) and lowest in fall (18th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.1 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.1 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.23 mi SW. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 54th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 78th, fall 23rd)
  • Kansas: 43rd percentile (spring 26th, summer 59th, fall 18th)
  • Central Great Plains: 56th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 69th, fall 25th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 69 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 374 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 52% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.

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.