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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.3858, -97.4303

Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (81st percentile) and lowest in fall (21st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.0 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.15 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 81st percentile (spring 54th, summer 88th, fall 25th)
  • Kansas: 73rd percentile (spring 58th, summer 81st, fall 21st)
  • Central Great Plains: 84th percentile (spring 58th, summer 81st, 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 141 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 106 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 76 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 184 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 51 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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