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Forage report for 39.7264, -96.9801

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (50th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.17 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 91st percentile (spring 52nd, summer 92nd, fall 51st)
  • Kansas: 93rd percentile (spring 53rd, summer 93rd, fall 50th)
  • Central Great Plains: 96th percentile (spring 54th, summer 91st, 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 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 3,134 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 187 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 115 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 175 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 306 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 184 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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