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Forage report for 39.3469, -100.0736

Estimated forage here is better than about 45% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in fall (80th percentile) and lowest in summer (24th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.1 mi SE); alfalfa (nearest 0.9 mi NW). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 55th percentile (spring 59th, summer 65th, fall 74th)
  • Kansas: 45th percentile (spring 69th, summer 24th, fall 80th)
  • Central Great Plains: 58th percentile (spring 69th, summer 50th, fall 86th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 73 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 64 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 87 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.