To move them 8 feet you might try moving them 2 feet every couple of days.
However, if they are all moving foward and stay the say relative to each
other - just move them and the bees will very quickly find their way home.
Eric
At 11:02 AM 02/08/97 +0100, you wrote:
>I am a beginner. I need to re organise my apiary a bit. The ideal answer is
>to move two of my hives forward of their present position by about 8 feet
>(240cm).
>
>I can wait until the bees are quiet in the Winter if necessary.
>
>Can any one give me suggestions please
>
>Tom Barrett
>49 South Park
>Foxrock
>Dublin 18
>Ireland
>
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>
Eric Abell
Gibbons, Alberta Canada T0A 1N0
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