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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.7891, -97.1092

Estimated forage here is better than about 82% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (81st percentile) and lowest in fall (57th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.19 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 68th, summer 88th, fall 56th)
  • Kansas: 82nd percentile (spring 81st, summer 80th, fall 57th)
  • Central Great Plains: 90th percentile (spring 81st, summer 81st, fall 57th)

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
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 55 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 85 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 111 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 95 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.