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Forage report for 38.2431, -95.3742

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (2nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi S, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 99th percentile (spring 37th, summer 100th, fall 6th)
  • Kansas: 100th percentile (spring 18th, summer 100th, fall 2nd)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 100th percentile (spring 5th, summer 100th, fall 4th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 3,388 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 429 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 542 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 344 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 343 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 171 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.