Compost Kid
New Bee
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2011
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- Location
- Lincolnshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 10
Hi, we are planning to up sticks and move from East Midlands to Southern Ireland in the next year or so (as soon as it takes to sell). I have ten healthy hives which have taken me a few years to build up and which provide me with some much needed extra cash in honey sales as I am a full-time carer to my son.
My question is, is it possible to move colonies of bees abroad? Has anyone seen it done, or any experience?
The obvious answer is to sell all my hives when the time comes to move and to buy more bees in Ireland, but then I would be at the mercy of the time of year (nobody selling bees in Winter much), availability and having to buy hives as well as bees. On a sentimental note, I'm also a bit fond of them!
I'm just looking at all my options at the moment and wondering if moving bees abroad is an option. Thanks.
My question is, is it possible to move colonies of bees abroad? Has anyone seen it done, or any experience?
The obvious answer is to sell all my hives when the time comes to move and to buy more bees in Ireland, but then I would be at the mercy of the time of year (nobody selling bees in Winter much), availability and having to buy hives as well as bees. On a sentimental note, I'm also a bit fond of them!
I'm just looking at all my options at the moment and wondering if moving bees abroad is an option. Thanks.
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