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Forage report for 39.9149, -95.6282

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (12th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 96th percentile (spring 45th, summer 96th, fall 18th)
  • Kansas: 99th percentile (spring 34th, summer 98th, fall 12th)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 83rd percentile (spring 79th, summer 55th, fall 29th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,118 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 5,018 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 4,881 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 4,433 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 82 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 249 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.