Having seen a lot of the comments on the migratory beekeeping and having 
bees acclimatise to a certain area, it seems a case of horses for courses. 
If I left bees in an area to acclimatise, I would gather only a small 
fraction of the honey I get now.  By migrating, I shift strong bees onto a 
honey flow and get honey.  If the hives had been left on the site where I 
shifted my strong hives too, those hives would be no where near as strong as 
the ones I migrate in.

There is a saying here in Australia that I think sums it up.  It is "Build 
your bees before the flow and not on the flow".

If you have an area that will support bees all year round then you may be 
able to have acclimatised bees but in a true migratory situation, you need 
to shift if you want to gain an income from your bees.

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA
Had a look at www.apimondia2007.com  ? 

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