MOVE 'EM OUT: Hive & Super Moving Devices

摘要

Every so often a beekeeper is faced with a situation where a hive or many hives must be moved.Hives are usually moved in the early morning before the bees have started to fly or in the evening after the bees have returned to the hive. However some hives must be moved during daylight hours. A hive that creates a hazard to people should be moved assoon as possible. The beekeeper must make a decision based upon the number of the bees that are within the hive. The hive is sealed up with ventilation and moved. If everything goes well during a day time move a few hundred bees, about the size of a person's fist, may gather for a few hours and then disappear. I have heard of placing a rope in the front entrance of a hive. The rope restricts the bees within the hive and the flying field bees are able to return when the rope is lifted. After several cycles of lifting the rope the majority of bees may be within the hive and the hive could be moved with minimal bee loss.