“Eckert (1933) observed that bees from hives placed in a desert will fly as 
much as 13.7 kilometers to a food source if no other sources are closer to 
the hive”  From Yoon's last post on this thread

   I am wondering how this might relate to bee's need to reorient 
themselves after having been moved from one location to another.  I have 
always understood that you should move a hive at least 3 miles to keep them 
from returning to the old location.  I have moved them between three and 
five miles without any problem.  I wonder if this would work for a hive 
that is used to going farther than three miles for their forage.  In other 
words is the distance at which reorientation becomes necessary after a hive 
s mpoved dependent on how far they have been foraging prior to the move?    

  Also I assume a hive that has to go farther than three to five miles for 
forage is probably either not going to make it or is not going to stay put 
in the long run.

Steve Noble  

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