How far will bees travel

tom · July 01, 2006, 07:55:12 PM

Hello

Heres one for you how far will bees go to find nector and pollen will they go far or stay close to the hive.

Tom

Jerrymac · July 01, 2006, 09:56:34 PM

I read an article where they went over five miles............ But then they are very unproductive at that range of travel.

pdmattox · July 01, 2006, 11:47:06 PM

2 miles or so is the norm, but i'm sure they go further.

Brian D. Bray · July 02, 2006, 05:30:02 AM

Mine never leave the Island.

melliphile · July 02, 2006, 01:11:09 PM

Brian, how large is the island and do you have all the same pests we have?

Michael Bush · July 02, 2006, 08:13:29 PM

Basically two miles is their backyard. They forage that freely. Five miles is what they will go when they are desperate. A two mile radius is 8,000 acres. A five mile radius is 50,000 acres.

Finsky · July 03, 2006, 12:58:55 AM

If bees must fly to the distance on mile, 50% of yild will be lossed compared that canola field is beside.

Brian D. Bray · July 03, 2006, 06:28:38 AM

>>Brian, how large is the island and do you have all the same pests we have?

The Island is roughly 10 miles by 10 miles (very irregular shoreline) with a population of approx 25,000. 1 large hill some insist on calling a mountain and 18 lakes (1 lake also has an island). Fidalgo Island is connected to both Whidbey Island and the main land via bridges. To get to the rest of the San Juan Islands or Sidney, B.C. you must take a Ferry located on the west end of town.

I do not have either fire ants, Africanized bees, or small hive beetles but pretty much everything else.