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Title: How many flights made in one day ??
Post by: Dr. B in Wisconsin on May 29, 2010, 10:36:49 PM
Hello
Just kind of curious, my bees started going out at 7 AM or so and are still coming back at 8:30 PM almost a 14 hour day. How many flights out of the hive would a bee make on an "average" day??

Thanks for any responses.
Brian
Title: Re: How many flights made in one day ??
Post by: MacfromNS on May 29, 2010, 10:59:49 PM
How far are they going ,1000 ft or 1.5 miles ?
Title: Re: How many flights made in one day ??
Post by: Dr. B in Wisconsin on May 29, 2010, 11:04:02 PM
Lets say average is 300 yards, 3 football fields in length.
Title: Re: How many flights made in one day ??
Post by: tandemrx on May 30, 2010, 07:56:11 AM
I recently read something like 10-15 trips typical for a worker (I'll double check tonight, from Delaplane's "First Lessons in Beekeeping")
Title: Re: How many flights made in one day ??
Post by: MacfromNS on May 30, 2010, 11:21:31 AM
Well it's going to take someone a lot smarter then me to figure it out but they won't be hard to find. :)
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