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Forage report for 38.4795, -100.9029

Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (83rd percentile) and lowest in summer and fall (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.6 mi NE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.6 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.25 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 67th percentile (spring 70th, summer 73rd, fall 48th)
  • Kansas: 57th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 45th, fall 45th)
  • High Plains: 88th percentile (spring 94th, summer 69th, fall 36th)

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: Apr 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 1,008 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 469 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,460 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,861 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,065 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 565 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 64% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.