Question on overwintering bees

[abm]

The snow is coming......... so we close our bees down.

As the bees no longer venture out over winter, is it pheasable to relocate the hive to areas where shelter is of plenty ?

then after the snow has gone, before spring, re-locate back to their origiunal spot.

just a thought... as i#d read some member thinking of building cover over hives for winter.

 

[Robbo8916]

The snow is coming......... so we close our bees down.

As the bees no longer venture out over winter, is it pheasable to relocate the hive to areas where shelter is of plenty ?

then after the snow has gone, before spring, re-locate back to their origiunal spot.

just a thought... as i#d read some member thinking of building cover over hives for winter.

Building cover over them is a bit different to moving the whole hive though.

I was under the impression that they still venture out for cleansing flights on 'flyable' days? I may be wrong though...

 

[froggy]

I think that they still venture out. with moving them is there the " less than 3 feet, more than 3 miles rule " though, which might mean moving them , not that easy.

 

[Russel]

Taken 11th Jan 2013 , couple of days later country ground to a halt with snow. Several mm of ice on water, well below the 15c claimed they don't fly/forage!
Bumbles were out too!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

bees will venture out in winter if conditions are favourable - if there is a prolonged cold snap then the bees will cluster more and it is is possible to move the hive less than the three mile and more than three feet rule of thumb. (I moved the whole apiary 100 yards the other side of the hedge a few years ago with no problems) But you will need another cold snap to move them back to the original spot if that is what you are thinking of, and if the temporary spot is that well sheltered they might not cluster tightly anyway

 

[Madge]

Taken 11th Jan 2013 ...

What flower is that, please?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

It's a plant peculiar to Wales - it's called a bechingalw

 

[Madge]

It's a plant peculiar to Wales - it's called a bechingalw

Whatchamacallit!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

 

[Ely]

The snow is coming......... so we close our bees down.

As the bees no longer venture out over winter, is it pheasable to relocate the hive to areas where shelter is of plenty ?

then after the snow has gone, before spring, re-locate back to their origiunal spot.

just a thought... as i#d read some member thinking of building cover over hives for winter.

When choosing a spot for a hive, wind shelter should be a priority. You do not need to shelter from rain or snow. So, providing you have chosen a decent wind sheltered spot to begin with and the hives are decently insulated, moving hives is not necessary (Unless you are a migratory beekeeper).

 

[Erichalfbee]

This watchmacallit might be a winter honeysuckle?

 

[Finman]

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How many days you have snow in England in a year?

 

[Hivemaker.]

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How many days you have snow in England in a year?

Usually no snow at all here, and rarely even a frost, but up over the moors is a different story.

 

[mintmoth]

This watchmacallit might be a winter honeysuckle?

I agree with that - I have one - bees love it on a mild day.

 

[Millet]

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How many days you have snow in England in a year?

Sea level and around the coast is not too bad for snow and frost but further inland and the higher you get is like going to a different country.. so basically there's no definite answer to your question.. and to add to that some year's are worse than other's..

 

[Finman]

Sea level and around the coast is not too bad for snow and frost but further inland and the higher you get is like going to a different country.. so basically there's no definite answer to your question.. and to add to that some year's are worse than other's..

So you don't know?

Briano us going to give brooding boost to hives in January with planting snowdrop bulbs. In Dublin.


However snow cannot be a reason to buid a shed. To wind issue a shed may help several months.
Like I have 2.5 m high hedge in my cottage estate. Some parts are too high and those have verh long shadows. It took a long time to get a protective hedge

 

[Russel]

What flower is that, please?

Winter Honeysuckle as already pointed out.

 

[Millet]

So you don't know?

Briano us going to give brooding boost to hives in January with planting snowdrop bulbs. In Dublin.


However snow cannot be a reason to buid a shed. To wind issue a shed may help several months.
Like I have 2.5 m high hedge in my cottage estate. Some parts are too high and those have verh long shadows. It took a long time to get a protective hedge

No body know's not even people who predict the weather with million's of pound's worth of equipment.. Maybe you should move to the UK and tell everyone how to do it.. lol

 

[abm]

I suppose also if you rehome them to like a barn, or likes, you give them a false impression on weather conditions...

ok thanks.. just a thought.

 

[Finman]

No body know's not even people who predict the weather with million's of pound's worth of equipment.. Maybe you should move to the UK and tell everyone how to do it.. lol

Predict weather.... You surely have weather computers there. Don't blame me.

Google "forecast Durham uk" and there it is. Just try to stand uncertainty.