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Forage report for 38.6349, -95.8231

Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (47th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.8 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.22 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 89th, summer 88th, fall 49th)
  • Kansas: 95th percentile (spring 94th, summer 83rd, fall 47th)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 84th percentile (spring 76th, summer 63rd, fall 70th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 931 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 404 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 321 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 370 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 56% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the 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.