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Forage report for 37.9650, -97.1463

Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (95th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.16 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 95th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 94th, fall 30th)
  • Kansas: 98th percentile (spring 74th, summer 95th, fall 25th)
  • Central Great Plains: 100th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 93rd, fall 30th)

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: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 4,758 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 614 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 611 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 386 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 203 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,105 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul

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