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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.0161, -96.2856

Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in summer (65th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); buckwheat (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.39 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 85th percentile (spring 84th, summer 81st, fall 73rd)
  • Kansas: 79th percentile (spring 91st, summer 65th, fall 80th)
  • Flint Hills: 86th percentile (spring 95th, summer 70th, fall 25th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Kansas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 95 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 64 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Buckwheat: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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