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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.0015, -95.0384

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (89th percentile) and lowest in fall (34th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.23 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 92nd percentile (spring 69th, summer 91st, fall 39th)
  • Kansas: 93rd percentile (spring 82nd, summer 89th, fall 34th)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 79th percentile (spring 34th, summer 76th, fall 51st)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 855 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 153 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 854 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 686 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.