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Forage report for 37.7900, -97.6280

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (20th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 91st percentile (spring 56th, summer 92nd, fall 24th)
  • Kansas: 93rd percentile (spring 62nd, summer 93rd, fall 20th)
  • Central Great Plains: 96th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 91st, fall 26th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,497 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 124 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 580 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 116 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 278 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 361 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, 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); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Cotton; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Cotton, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) 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.