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Forage report for 37.4422, -97.7687

Estimated forage here is better than about 44% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (59th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 3 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 54th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 78th, fall 30th)
  • Kansas: 44th percentile (spring 27th, summer 59th, fall 25th)
  • Central Great Plains: 57th percentile (spring 34th, summer 68th, fall 30th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 69 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 156 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 150 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 103 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Cotton, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Cotton, Alfalfa; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 45% 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.
  • 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.