Three foot rule.

[WelshPaul]

Next weekend I have to move the bees nine foot due to SWMBO, is this too far in one step?

 

[Finman]

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If day is sunny, bees need 2 hours to locate the new hive site and they start to fly directly to the hive.
D it in the middle of day.

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[Dusty Rhodes]

Yes.

But if you refuse to do it, SWMBO might move over three miles away.

Dusty

 

[oliver90owner]

Up, down, across, backwards or forwards? The latter two are not too bad (as long as there is nothing in between). The rule is there for a purpose. Bend it at your peril.

 

[Finman]

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Funny. I have done those movings hunreds of times when I join hives.
Luckily I do not know all thump of rules what guys get into their head.

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[oliver90owner]

I have done those movings hunreds of times when I join hives.

He's not joining hives, he is moving just the one. The only one - there is a subtle difference.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Next weekend I have to move the bees nine foot due to SWMBO, is this too far in one step?

Why don't you start now and move it three feet three times by next weekend, or two feet on the first day, a foot each day for the next five and another two feet on the last day?
Or alternatively:

move the hive a yard thrice over a period of seven days culminating next Saturday

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

You could be all posh and go metric but as a metre is longer than a yard, you might move it too far

 

[Finman]

I have done those movings hunreds of times when I join hives.

e. The only one - there is a subtle difference.

nothing difference. Bees will find the odor of hive.
2,7 metres is nothing distance distance to bees.
Ridiculous claim

if moving to new site does not begin, drop bees in front of hive and they start to give Nasonov glands odor to air.
It is easier if wind comes from new site.

 

[REDWOOD]

You could move the garden and keep the hive where it is

 

[Finman]

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These are again these 2-hive owner thing, how to make beekeeping as difficult as possible.

 

[itma]

Its a bit far for all in one go.

Since you haven't mentioned any complications, like walls or bushes, there must not be any.

However, as yours is your only hive, they should find their way home eventually.
If the two positions are in sight of each other, and the hive isn't being hidden in any way.
There's nowhere else for them to end up.
But, be warned they may (for days or even weeks) go to their new home location via the spot where home used to be (I wouldn't advise it as a sunbathing spot ...)

You could make things easier by moving it (as Jenkins suggests) in stages, over a few good (flying) days.

I reckon you can move the hive rather more than 3 feet (at least 6 feet), if it is straight backwards (away from the entrance). But 3 feet is a long way for a forwards move.

Any move where the new and old positions are not in plain view of each other (like from one side of a fence to another, are a bad idea - even if much less than 3 feet ...

 

[Finman]

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If the moving does not work, move the hive back.
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But I know that it works.

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[jenkinsbrynmair]

You could move the garden and keep the hive where it is

Or move to Finland then whatever you'll do is right and every other bugger is wrong regardless (as long as you have more than two hives)

 

[Finman]

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Split splat splut

jokes are disapering in UK because you must twist it from nothing.

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[Finman]

Or move to Finland then whatever you'll do is right and every other bugger is wrong regardless (as long as you have more than two hives)

i told this to my wife. She let pii in her pants. She cannot stop laughing.

 

[itma]

... every other bugger is wrong regardless (as long as you have more than two hives)

I'm really not sure why 3 hive owners are being given an easier ride today ...

 

[richardbees]

.....presumably pii is a very good friend of yours?

 

[pargyle]

.....presumably pii is a very good friend of yours?

Nothing like a little humour to lighten things on a Saturday night ... and this is nothing like a little humour !!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

.....presumably pii is a very good friend of yours?

But why would you put 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286208998628034825342117067982148086513282306647093844609550582231725359408128481117450284102701938521105559644622948954930381964428810975665933446128475648233786783165271201909145648566923460348610454326648213393607260249141273724587006606315588174881520920962829254091715364367892590360011330530548820466521384146951941511609 of anything into your pants?