--- Bob Roberts <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  I've been
> asked to dispose of some of a friend's hives. They
> are in semi-surburbia and I
> can't retrieve them and
> relocate them live.
>
> Can anyone please advise how I can do this humainly
> and so the combs and
> honey aren't contaminated.
>
> This is something I really don't want to do, but see
> no way out of it.
>

Bob,
     You must be in the southern hemisphere.  You can
move the full hives of bees.  Place moving screens on
the tops and screened bottom boards on the bottoms of
the hives.  Then place robbing screens on the
entrances and make sure that any holes in the complete
hives are closed.  Just needs a couple of strong backs
then to load the hives on a truck and move them.  It's
easier on you and the bees if you move them at night.
Pretty sure you can move the entire hive without too
much trouble.  Migratory beekeepers do it all the
time.  Just make sure that the hives have plenty of
ventilation (screened bottoms and tops)/.

Mike
Located in southern Alabama, USA

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