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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.1772, -98.7922

Estimated forage here is better than about 56% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (68th percentile) and lowest in fall (21st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 65th percentile (spring 45th, summer 83rd, fall 25th)
  • Kansas: 56th percentile (spring 34th, summer 68th, fall 21st)
  • Central Great Plains: 71st percentile (spring 40th, summer 74th, fall 26th)

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)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 225 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 256 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 165 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 501 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.