> Curiously, neither one is far enough away from the mainland to assure a 100% water barrier to bees. Dr. Adrian Wenner (UC Santa Barbara) famously tried to eliminate honey bees from Santa Cruz island, which is 6 miles offshore
Unless it's moved, I think you will find it is a bit farther than that. (Santa Cruz Island lies about 20 miles from the California mainland coast. )
Wenner says
> We were not concerned that swarms could cross the Santa Barbara Channel intact on their own, but that drones might be swept across from the mainland by Santa Ana winds.
PLB
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