Bee forage check

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Forage report for 38.4678, -97.0356

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (91st percentile) and lowest in spring (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.18 mi NW.

Ranking

Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 92nd, fall 45th)
Kansas: 84th percentile (spring 25th, summer 91st, fall 42nd)
Flint Hills: 91st percentile (spring 6th, summer 94th, fall 5th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Native wildflowers
Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 238 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Aug
Sunflower: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Sunflower: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Soybeans: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Sorghum: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Jul
Soybeans: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, 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, Sunflower, Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); amber
Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Sunflower, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.