Table 1. Results from tracking individual bumblebees fitted with miniaturized radio transmitters.
ID | Species | Daysa(count) | Locationsb(count) | Home range sizec (ha) | Distanced(m) | Typical homing distancee (m) | Maximum homing distancee (m) |
Bee 1 | B. hortorum | 4 | 41 | 37.69 | 1,316 | 6,682 | 15,824 |
Bee 2 | B. terrestris | 4 | 4 | - | 2,535 | 3,975 | 9,229 |
Bee 3 | B. ruderatus | 2 | 5 | 43.53 | 1,943 | 6,150 | 14,518 |
Bee 4 | B. hortorum | 1 | 9 | 0.25 | 84 | 6,682 | 15,824 |
Bee 5 | B. terrestris | 1 | 2 | - | 17 | 3,975 | 9,229 |
Bee 6 | B. terrestris | 1 | 3 | - | 351 | 3,975 | 9,229 |
Bee 7 | B. hortorum | 1 | 11 | 1.37 | 397 | 6,682 | 15,824 |
Bee 8 | B. terrestris | 1 | 2 | - | 1,286 | 3,975 | 9,229 |
Number of days observed (from day of transmitter attachment to day of last observation).
Number of point locations recorded from radio tracking (including site of transmitter attachment).
Home range size (for individuals with ≥5 points) using the minimum convex polygon (MCP) method.
Distance between site of transmitter attachment and most distant location revealed from radio tracking.
calculated with model from Greenleaf et al. 2007.