I hear ya! we only ran 20-25 pollinators 40 yrs ago. Now we have just 4 and they don't move as we have Blueberries, Cranberries all around us along with wildflowers and various trees they work in their 4 mile radius. Always double deeps for the bees and we run mediums for honey harvest. At my...
And still cold here. I'm really antsy. Highest temp next 10 days, 63F one day. Still have flips and V treatments. Flying bringing in pollen on those mid 40s and 50s. Blueberry bloom mid April and Mom Nature giving me fits. :lol: 37F @9:30 AM
When our Holly blooms 30 yrds away and 20-25 feet from the hives you can hear it being worked over. Standing by it, like you say, is like being in the hive. I feel like "I AM ONE WITH THE BEES". :lol:
I have moved hives 20 to a 100 feet. All you do is close them in at dark move them and lock them down 12 to 14 days, open the entrance and they orient to the new spot, they have never gone to the old spot. Of course you don't do it when temps are blistering hot. This I learned from an old man...