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Forage report for 37.4682, -96.2625

Estimated forage here is better than about 89% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (64th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.28 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 95th, summer 81st, fall 61st)
  • Kansas: 89th percentile (spring 98th, summer 66th, fall 64th)
  • Flint Hills: 95th percentile (spring 100th, summer 71st, fall 12th)

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 230 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 231 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 103 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 177 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, 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, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber

Things to watch

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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.