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Forage report for 38.8433, -96.5902

Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (83rd percentile) and lowest in fall (61st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.9 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 59th, summer 89th, fall 59th)
Kansas: 80th percentile (spring 69th, summer 83rd, fall 61st)
Flint Hills: 87th percentile (spring 31st, summer 87th, fall 11th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Corn: about 143 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
Soybeans: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Corn: about 91 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
Soybeans: about 196 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Corn: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul

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