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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 39.6106, -100.0003

Estimated forage here is better than about 59% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in spring (77th percentile) and lowest in summer (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.11 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 68th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 76th, fall 63rd)
  • Kansas: 59th percentile (spring 77th, summer 53rd, fall 67th)
  • Central Great Plains: 73rd percentile (spring 75th, summer 66th, fall 69th)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 515 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Sorghum: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Sorghum: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 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), Alfalfa, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Soybeans; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Dandelion; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion; extra 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.