An acquaintance told me some time ago that moving hives was quite easy. Very similar to your method, but his rule of thumb was "no further than 10 metres if moved during the day", the foragers will find the hive. Over this distance (10m) the hive must be moved at night (the earlier the better) and entrance opened in new area as soon as possible to allow new air into the hive for the bees to familiarise with - new smells etc. Would love to care for bees, but She Who Must Be(e) Obeyed (who is allergic to bees), hinted at divorce, when I mentioned them while looking at your original funding release. So, a frustrated "wannabee" here, lol. Now, like many others, I consider myself an "online apiarist" with thousands of hives looked after by my virtual crew (all you guys), lmao!! Cheers ol' mate, really enjoy your vids. 🇦🇺 🍺🍺
Hi Thomas, we have a great beginner beekeeping series which we recommend for all new beekeepers: www.honeyflow.com/gallery-videos/beginner-beekeeping-videos/p/192.
Hey there, it is done in commercial scale beekeeping but it definitely isn't great for the bees. Where possible I'd recommend selling/giving away your original hive and obtaining new bees at the location 2000 miles away - not only is this better for the bees but they'll be better acclimatized to their new location. Hope this helps, Danika.
@@FlowHive yeah my problem is who sells bees in winter lol... too many risks for people to take them, at least for any actual cash. At least mine are northern hybrids
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An acquaintance told me some time ago that moving hives was quite easy. Very similar to your method, but his rule of thumb was "no further than 10 metres if moved during the day", the foragers will find the hive. Over this distance (10m) the hive must be moved at night (the earlier the better) and entrance opened in new area as soon as possible to allow new air into the hive for the bees to familiarise with - new smells etc.
Would love to care for bees, but She Who Must Be(e) Obeyed (who is allergic to bees), hinted at divorce, when I mentioned them while looking at your original funding release. So, a frustrated "wannabee" here, lol. Now, like many others, I consider myself an "online apiarist" with thousands of hives looked after by my virtual crew (all you guys), lmao!!
Cheers ol' mate, really enjoy your vids.
🇦🇺 🍺🍺
This helps me out a lot cause I was thinking about becoming a beekeeper
Hi Thomas, we have a great beginner beekeeping series which we recommend for all new beekeepers:
www.honeyflow.com/gallery-videos/beginner-beekeeping-videos/p/192.
Thank you for this great demonstration, very helpful
Thanks just what i need to know am going to move mine to new house 40km away so should be ok cheers
Thanks, i did not know it was possible.
Shall I move the hive in two intervals first a 3 hour drive after a day break at a farm and again a 5 hour drive both during night??
Any advice for move bees on a 7 days journey?
God bless you
How long can you keep them locked up? I need to drive for 5 hours. Is that ok?
Hi Paul, That should be fine :) Just open up the nuc when you get home and have some fresh water somewhere close by :) - Sam
what about say.... 2000 miles? any ideas?
Hey there, it is done in commercial scale beekeeping but it definitely isn't great for the bees. Where possible I'd recommend selling/giving away your original hive and obtaining new bees at the location 2000 miles away - not only is this better for the bees but they'll be better acclimatized to their new location. Hope this helps, Danika.
@@FlowHive yeah my problem is who sells bees in winter lol... too many risks for people to take them, at least for any actual cash. At least mine are northern hybrids
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