> As for a 2-day ride south on the back of a flatbed semi: no doubt it's a bit stressful on the bees, but completely insignificant compared to sitting in a snowbank all winter. 

Amen to that. Or sitting in a dry, waterless field for the summer. Moving honey bees to improve their conditions is as old as history. 

PLB

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