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Forage report for 39.9623, -95.9705

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Kansas. Against other Kansas sites it stands out most in summer (94th percentile) and lowest in spring (35th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.19 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 91st percentile (spring 45th, summer 93rd, fall 41st)
  • Kansas: 93rd percentile (spring 35th, summer 94th, fall 37th)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 43rd percentile (spring 79th, summer 31st, fall 56th)

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 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 265 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,515 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 384 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 226 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 75 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 934 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

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.