Advice Please

[Lucky Bee]

I need to move my hives about 50 yards as the farm they are sited on is about to do some major earth moving work. Do you think I could get away with moving them in one go using the magic sticks trick. Daytime temps forecast to be 7 degrees from Monday to Friday this coming week OR should I move them off site for 3 weeks?

 

[Lucky Bee]

Sorry I just saw LJH thread sorry, we seem to both have the same question.

 

[Poly Hive]

Your answer is yes.

PH

 

[For want of a better word]

Your answer is yes.

PH

Yes.... move them off site. ( Earth moving contracts will thank you!!)

Then use the magic stick to set the colonies on two intersecting leylines.

Yeghes da

 

[Swarm]

Move them off site while the work goes on is best.

 

[MartinL]

Your answer is yes.

PH

Just as long as the "earth-movers" are very timid & don't mind being stung!

My experience of the "Navie type" is that they may well take offence at the idea that;
although all the books available recommend moving them >3 miles away,

someone on your beekeeping website said it would be ok and the 300 angry bees in the JCB cab were merely an unforeseen mishap!