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Bee travel in force
Vague title, but,
I just ran a map radius tool to see where things are "as the bees fly" and see that I am about 1.5 miles from probably 50 acres of soybeans. I hear this is a good crop for the dry spell, but can I realistically expect the bees to gather alot at that distance? I know people say 2 miles, and I have heard up to 5, but will they do it in force enough to actually build up at that distance?
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Re: Bee travel in force
Here is a good link for finding out how far the bees will forage from your yard. It automatically puts the radius on the map for you.
http://bees.morkland.org/coverage/
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Re: Bee travel in force
I get a crop from soybeans about once every 12 years... and I'm surrounded by them...
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Re: Bee travel in force
With the Morkland page, I can zoom in enough to see my truck, my hives, and myself riding the tractor.