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Forage report for 38.1019, -95.8820

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (66th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.9 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 88th, summer 83rd, fall 62nd)
Kansas: 83rd percentile (spring 93rd, summer 70th, fall 66th)
Central Irregular Plains: 47th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 37th, fall 95th)

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: Apr 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
Soybeans: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms late May – early Aug
Soybeans: about 296 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
Soybeans: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms late May – early Aug
Soybeans: about 144 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
Soybeans: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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