Richfield Reaper | 1931-06-11 | Page 9 | Flight of Bees

flight of bees bee maximum speed of bees in the air la Is 28 25 miles an hour usual hying flying speed 15 miles nn an hour these are not designations for a new type of airplane says the united unite A states department of agriculture but are estimates on the flights of the bees the bee can fly the 25 mile an hour rate but the usual flight la Is 10 miles an hour slower whether the bee Is carrying a load of necter or Is on its way to some favorite flower garden orchard in bloom clover field or other source of honey