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Offline Springtide

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Bee Yard location
« on: October 11, 2014, 09:23:01 pm »
So, I bought a piece of land at a tax sale last spring, should get the deed in the next week or so. It's about 5 miles away as the BEE flies  :). There are no feral bees left in my area, to my knowledge. There is a beekeeper about a mile away in the opposite direction with one hive, and that's where I assume the swarm that I'm struggling with now came from. All the other managed hives are several miles away.

My question is, is 5 miles too far away for drones from either location to fertilize each others' queens, or should I search for a midpoint location also?

This is a multi-year project. Any suggestions would be appreciated  ;D
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Re: Bee Yard location
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2014, 09:27:31 pm »
5 miles is no problem for drones.They don't stay at home. By the time a queen is ready, there may be drones from several hives there waiting.
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Re: Bee Yard location
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2014, 09:31:43 pm »
Thanks iddee, that's what I was hoping. Yay!
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Re: Bee Yard location
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2014, 07:29:43 am »
They did a study up near Beaverlodge Alberta where they placed virgin queens every kilometer for 20 k's and released a bunch of drones. This was an isolated area for test purposes. Drones showed up at the 20 k mark! 8)
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Re: Bee Yard location
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2014, 08:34:33 am »
Thanks Perry, I'll have to find out where Adam and Sherrie's new place is, that was going to be my next question -- what is the maximum limit? I think I'm okay, they live in Wellington, which is less than 10 kilometers away.
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