# How far will a bee forage

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-far-will-a-bee-forage/6644>\
**Category:** General Bee Chat\
**Created:** [April 27, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-far-will-a-bee-forage/6644 "2016-04-27T03:53:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Plutoman15](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/plutoman15/32/5739_2.png) [@Plutoman15](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Plutoman15)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-far-will-a-bee-forage/6644/1 "2016-04-27T03:53:51Z")

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I found this article very interesting. It shows that they will go at least 7 miles but after 4 miles it is a losing proposition.

[http://beesource.com/point-of-view/joe-traynor/how-far-do-bees-fly-one-mile-two-seven-and-why/](http://beesource.com/point-of-view/joe-traynor/how-far-do-bees-fly-one-mile-two-seven-and-why/)

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**Author:** ![WileECoyote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/wileecoyote/32/7861_2.png) [@WileECoyote](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/WileECoyote)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-far-will-a-bee-forage/6644/2 "2016-12-22T09:16:51Z")

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Interesting article, thanks.

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**Author:** ![Semaphore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/semaphore/32/14994_2.png) [@Semaphore](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Semaphore)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-far-will-a-bee-forage/6644/3 "2016-12-23T06:29:49Z")

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I use the BeePlus app to manage my apiaries- it has satellite views of your site and overlays the bee forage circle so you can see how far your bees can potentially travel- and what they might encounter in the landscape. Actually seeing the potential size of that zone is quite surprising. I have been wondering how far they go when there is food close by. I see huge trees in full flower 1km from my house and hope my bees know about it: but at the moment there are many trees within 100 feet. I am curious how far mine actually do range.

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**Author:** ![Eva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@Eva](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Eva)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-far-will-a-bee-forage/6644/4 "2016-12-23T12:35:30Z")

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I will have to check that app out, thank you!