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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 37.8675, -95.7533

Estimated forage here is better than about 67% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (92nd percentile) and lowest in summer (39th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 84th, summer 71st, fall 64th)
  • Kansas: 67th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 39th, fall 69th)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 7th percentile (spring 66th, summer 14th, fall 97th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 114 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • 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.