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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 38.9256, -97.2284

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 86th, fall 53rd)
  • Kansas: 85th percentile (spring 91st, summer 76th, fall 53rd)
  • Central Great Plains: 92nd percentile (spring 95th, summer 79th, fall 53rd)

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 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 694 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,034 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 164 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 49 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 131 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 67% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE, AH) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.