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Forage report for 37.9791, -96.1638

Estimated forage here is better than about 90% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in summer (69th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.35 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 90th percentile (spring 94th, summer 83rd, fall 68th)
  • Kansas: 90th percentile (spring 97th, summer 69th, fall 73rd)
  • Flint Hills: 95th percentile (spring 100th, summer 74th, fall 18th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 224 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 138 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 52 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi S, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 88 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NE, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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