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Title: Mating Flight
Post by: Ben Framed on May 15, 2018, 08:26:54 AM

What is the furtherest distance that a virgin queen will travel in order to mate?

Title: Re: Mating Flight
Post by: Acebird on May 15, 2018, 08:33:33 AM

Quote from: Ben Framed on May 15, 2018, 08:26:54 AM
What is the furtherest distance that a virgin queen will travel in order to mate?

Hopefully she doesn't have to go over 3 miles because the farther she goes the less likely she will make it back.

Title: Re: Mating Flight
Post by: NasalSponge on May 15, 2018, 08:44:49 AM

To the nearest DCA which is like a nightclub for bees. :)

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Title: Re: Mating Flight
Post by: BeeMaster2 on May 15, 2018, 10:19:40 AM

To the nearest DCA that is outside of where her brothers fly to, which is about 1 KM.
Jim

Title: Re: Mating Flight
Post by: Ben Framed on May 15, 2018, 12:12:31 PM

Thanks Fellows!

Title: Re: Mating Flight
Post by: beepro on May 21, 2018, 03:17:58 AM

Some will say 1 mile or up to 8 miles depending on how far the DCA is at. I suspect that my local DCA is only
a half mile away from my hives. But again you really don't know.

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