How far do bees fly to get mated

[Miss Sharples]

How far will the Queen fly on her mating flight and will she mate with other drones from her own Apiary?
Not sure if there are many other beekeepers in the area so wondered about moving her to get her mated.

 

[Finman]

when it has researched time, what the queen spend on its each mating trip, the distance must be under 1 km. Different question is, how long distances drones move to join drone swarms. The queen goes seemengly to neares drone swarm.

In old good days it was thought that the queen flyes far away from his brothers to avoid inbreeding, but that is mere imagination according recent knowledge.

There are much humbug in internet about mating flights and this forum has it too.

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[Erichalfbee]

In old good days it was thought that the queen flyes far away from his brothers to avoid inbreeding, but that is mere imagination according recent knowledge.

There are much humbug in internet about mating flights and this forum has it too.

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According to this talk at the Nat Honey Show that is exactly what happens

https://youtu.be/tLHcle6CKcg

The research appears fairly recent

 

[For want of a better word]

when it has researched time, what the queen spend on its each mating trip, the distance must be under 1 km. Different question is, how long distances drones move to join drone swarms. The queen goes seemengly to neares drone swarm.

In old good days it was thought that the queen flyes far away from his brothers to avoid inbreeding, but that is mere imagination according recent knowledge.

There are much humbug in internet about mating flights and this forum has it too.

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There is a theory that our Native Amm bees fly later and lower to avoid the stripey yellow Fiat fighters, and the Luftwaffer.... who fly high and only in good weather and then only at midday!

Yeghes da

 

[Miss Sharples]

Thank you, there looks to be a lot of other interesting videos on that channel, looks like I wont get much work done today.
We have 3 colonies, dont know if that is enough drones to keep the queen at home or if we should move it to the club apiary.

 

[Miss Sharples]

According to this talk at the Nat Honey Show that is exactly what happens



The research appears fairly recent

Thank you, there looks to be a lot of other interesting videos on that channel, looks like I wont get much work done today.
We have 3 colonies, dont know if that is enough drones to keep the queen at home or if we should move it to the club apiary.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Thank you, there looks to be a lot of other interesting videos on that channel, looks like I wont get much work done today.
We have 3 colonies, dont know if that is enough drones to keep the queen at home or if we should move it to the club apiary.

They'll find drones, don't worry - you'd have to be living in an arid wasteland to struggle on that score.

 

[For want of a better word]

They'll find drones, don't worry - you'd have to be living in an arid wasteland to struggle on that score.

Even the depths of Dartmoor isolated as it is claimed to be... beewise!

Yeghes da

 

[Finman]

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When you have laying queen in the hive, you do not need drones.