DISPERSAL DISTANCE AND DIRECTION OF REPRODUCTIVE EUROPEAN HONEY-BEE SWARMS (HYMENOPTERA, APIDAE)

Twelve honey bee nest cavities (swarm traps) were placed at each of th e four distances, 100, 250, 500, and 1000 m, from a single source Euro pean apiary. Of 63 swarms, 11 were caught at 100 m, 18 at 250 m, 18 at 500 m, and 16 at 1000 m, for an overall swarm capture rate of 90%. No preferential direction of travel by swarms was observed.