Fischer> We found that bees will not cross the East River or Hudson River at
all, but foraging bees
from under the Brooklyn Bridge will consistently fly all the way to the Red
Hook area of Brooklyn to gather significant nectar, a straight-line distance
of 2.75 miles.

Bill> Are you suggesting that the bees are flying under the Brooklyn Bridge
using the bridge as a wind-break to facilitate foraging in Red Hook?

No, sorry, the "DUMBO" neighborhood of Brooklyn (Down Under the Manhattan
Bridge Overpass) encompasses the areas overshadowed by and between the
Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges.  These bees live on a roof in that area,
closer to the Brooklyn than the Manhattan bridge.  To fly to red hook,
they'd have to go over endless brownstones, and  the occasional landmark
tree that is much higher than the brownstones, or take a lower path, between
the buildings.

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