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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.5679, -97.4507

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (97th percentile) and lowest in spring (8th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.24 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 92nd percentile (spring 27th, summer 95th, fall 17th)
  • Kansas: 93rd percentile (spring 8th, summer 97th, fall 11th)
  • Central Great Plains: 96th percentile (spring 14th, summer 96th, fall 20th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,946 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 2,831 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,554 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,168 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 325 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,532 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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