Had an interesting experience.  I wintered a 1 and 1/2 frame observation 
hive in the house this winter.  It did well and was getting way too 
strong this spring.  Eight days ago I transferred them to a nuc and 
moved the nuc several miles away.  I found a hive with a drone laying 
queen and brought the nuc back to my home yard.  After combining the 2 
hives I have a significant number of workers flying back to the site of 
the observation hive entrance.  I am amazed that after 8 days at another 
distant location the bees remember their previous site.  Any experience 
about how long that hive location memory lasts?
Jack Rath
West Pawlet, VT

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