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Forage report for 37.5624, -101.5576

Estimated forage here is better than about 18% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it ranks highest in summer (44th percentile) and lowest in fall (4th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here); sorghum (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.65 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 43rd percentile (spring 42nd, summer 73rd, fall 10th)
  • Kansas: 18th percentile (spring 26th, summer 44th, fall 4th)
  • High Plains: 47th percentile (spring 37th, summer 68th, fall 10th)

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
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 540 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 2,512 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 200 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,584 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,073 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 962 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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