On just how fixed bees can be to a given location, a little adventure of mine
for everyone's amusement:   Once I turned the entrance of a colony around
(the colony boxes were not moved).  Total "move distance" - less than 2 feet.
  Nevertheless, for nearly a week most of the returning field force landed on
what was now the back of colony, and walked around to the front.   This
performance amazed all my friends.
 
W. G. Miller
Gaithersburg, MD