>I think the folk-wisdom that you can move bees successfully (at any  
season) only if you move them more than a mile (or two or three, depending
on  who 
you ask) for some period of time, may just conceal from beekeepers the  
losses that any significant move entails for the bees. 
 
I agree.  Move them less than 3 miles and many old fliers return to the
original site; move them more than 3 miles and many old fliers fly out and
get lost.  Whether the loss of old fliers has any real impact on the colony
is perhaps a moot point; might even improve the health of the colony.

Best wishes

Peter 
52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W

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