Table 1. Homing speed and number of released bees.
East | West | North | South | |
Median homing speed [m·min−1] | 36.90±3.26 | 24.27±3.69 | 23.53±5.01 | 26.43±3.89 |
Maximum homing speed | 50.51±9.07 | 31.01±12.35 | 33.75±12.43 | 65.00±11.66 |
at distance | 5000 m | 4000 m | 300 m | 520 m |
n(returned in 24h) | 124 | 50 | 37 | 108 |
n(returned) | 154 | 64 | 48 | 128 |
nnreleased) | 464 | 158 | 122 | 329 |
This table shows the median homing speed in the four release directions and the highest homing speed at the respective release distance. The number of bees returning inside the 24 h after release, the number of bees that returned at any time after release and the total number of released bees are noted.