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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.9867, -99.8863

Estimated forage here is better than about 19% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (57th percentile) and lowest in summer (21st). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.3 mi E). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 44th percentile (spring 54th, summer 63rd, fall 43rd)
  • Kansas: 19th percentile (spring 57th, summer 21st, fall 40th)
  • Central Great Plains: 32nd percentile (spring 58th, summer 47th, fall 41st)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Kansas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 494 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 624 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 111 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 366 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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