- Joined
- Jul 28, 2009
- Messages
- 505
- Reaction score
- 9
- Location
- Athlone. Co. Westmeath. Ireland
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 4 Hives, 4 Nucs.
Hi Guys,
I've to move a hive off the garage roof and 300M tomorrow morning. I was planning on just closing them up, moving them and releasing them after 3 days with the hive in a different orientation and a bush in front of the entrance so they have to re-orientate. It's a good strong productive colony and I was wondering if instead I should use this as an opportunity to create an artificial swarm. Letting the flying bees return to the original site to meet a frame of eggs from a different colony that I'd like to breed from.
Your thoughts?
I've to move a hive off the garage roof and 300M tomorrow morning. I was planning on just closing them up, moving them and releasing them after 3 days with the hive in a different orientation and a bush in front of the entrance so they have to re-orientate. It's a good strong productive colony and I was wondering if instead I should use this as an opportunity to create an artificial swarm. Letting the flying bees return to the original site to meet a frame of eggs from a different colony that I'd like to breed from.
Your thoughts?