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Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:49:48 +1000
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Re: Moving bees
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>I want to move a hive about 30 feet. Most advice is 3 feet or 3 miles but differs for short moves. Generally they are to close up the hive for up to
3 days and move them in that period, then put a branch or other impediment in front of the hive to make them reorient.

3 miles might be enough but I would go further.

I have shifted a hive within a yard by shifting it about 2 yards each night till I researched the desired location.  Did not have to shut up the hive.  No problems with bees re-locating each day.

Trevor Weatherhead
Australia

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