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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.8827, -99.3227

Estimated forage here is better than about 56% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (86th percentile) and lowest in summer (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.9 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 2.5 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.0 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.25 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 65th percentile (spring 76th, summer 65th, fall 59th)
  • Kansas: 56th percentile (spring 86th, summer 25th, fall 60th)
  • Central Great Plains: 70th percentile (spring 87th, summer 51st, fall 62nd)

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: Mar 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 85 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 118 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sunflower: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Sorghum: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 98% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.