At 09:11 PM 13/07/97 -0700, you wrote:
>I have two beehives that I would like to move to another location which
>is about 200 feet away. I would like to have all hives in one location.
>How would I go about moving these two hives? Or wait til colder weather?
>
>Mark F. Almond
>Concord, NC
>
If there are no landmarks. That is - if they are along the edge of a bush.
You can get by with just moving them. There will be some confusion but in
an hour they will all find their way home.
Safer - move them 20 feet a day. Still confusion but likely no bees lost.
To be real safe - move them 10 miles away. Wait 2 weeks. Move them to
their final location.
Good luck.
Eric
Eric Abell
Gibbons, Alberta Canada T0A 1N0
Ph/fax (403) 998 3143
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