Stephen Matthew
New Bee
- Joined
- May 15, 2023
- Messages
- 12
- Reaction score
- 0
Hi, I’m aware of the 3 mile/3 feet rule but relocating the hive for a few weeks or moving it 2 feet a day aren’t options. So I moved it 5 feet 2 nights ago and last night I moved it the remaining distance - 30 feetish. On both days I put a correx box in the old location and a few bees went back there but by the morning they were dead or dying. I put branches in front of the entrance and put a blocker in with the smallest hole accessible. A lot more bees have gone back to the original site and the 3 frames I put are quite full. I’m proposing to close them up at dusK and shake them into the moved hive. I’ve removed the blocker, most of the bees are in the hive. Should I continue with the branches/leaves or block it with grass? Any advice appreciated