Suggestions wanted for how to move a hive of bees on your own.

[Popparand]

Thanks for all the advice everyone. No hive lifters or hive barrows at the apiary to borrow but you are right its something they need to add to their kit list.

Following all your suggestions I have thought outside the box and realised that an old wheelchair can be used as perfect bee hive transport as the seat is the same width as the hive.

The issue I had wasnt the weight on its own. I can lift individual full supers/brood big for hive manipulations when doing inspections. It was more the carrying of an awkward shape a long distance over roughish terrain. Moving supers etc at my new apiary will only involve carrying them a couple of meters to the car. Waiting would be a possibility but given social distancing will be a thing for at least the rest of the season it would be nice to move them now.

Well done you! Repurposing is the name of the game in beekeeping.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Great result
Sometimes listening to others’ suggestions just jogs your own solution.