Excitingly, the experiment has already shed new light on this crucial pollinators mysterious behaviors.
The goal is to understand if that 10-kilometer estimation is biologically accurate.
Can we determine exactly how far honey bees travel from their hives?
A honey bee with a tiny QR code glued to its back.© Provided by the researchers. All Rights Reserved.
The QR codes, called fiduciary tags, essentially work like badges in an office building.
Younger individuals are easier to handle because they dont sting yet.
So, what are bees up to?
However, 34% of the tagged bees ventured out of the hive for over two hours.
This longer absence could be due to longer foraging excursions.
Entomologists previously suggested that honey bees lived approximately 28 days, she explained.
Maybe the next step will be gluing tiny AirTags to their backs.
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