how far will honey bees travel for nectar
Last Updated: Jun 22, 2015 Views: 6089. The distance that a honeybee will fly to forage depends on the availability of desirable food sources and the competition from other colonies. But studies have shown honeybees will fly as much as 6 miles to visit a nectar source and will readily travel 2 miles.This article provides a more detailed discussion of this behavior. Ratnieks, F. L. W. 2000. How far do bees forage.Bee Improvement 6: 10-11 http://www.ioia.net/images/pdf/ratnieks2000.(1).pdf.ut studies have shown honeybees will fly as much as 6 miles to visit a nectar source and will readily travel 2 miles. This article provides a more detailed discussion of this behavior. Ratnieks, F. L. W. 2000.