Hello all, I know the rules for summer moving of hives within a yard area but what about winter moving? Do the girls forget their orientation if cooped up for a couple of weeks, or am I courting disaster trying to move them a couple hundred feet at once. I'm in the southern edge of North Carolina . We have a very short cold spell now and have a window of about two more weeks before spring breaks. I would like to move several hives to a more accessable area of the farm with the rest of the hives. Thanks for any responses. Al Boehm Columbus N C PS - on the gmo subject there is a very fine article on a recent crop incineration that has not made national news. Read about it at http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,865021,00.html title: Alarm as GM pig vaccine taints US crops Strict new guidelines planned after contamination