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hive spacing
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Posted by va_mountainman 23089 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 4, 07 at 22:01
| As a new beekeeper, I ran into the problem of "drifting" ie bees leaving their home hiveand joining an adjacent hive
I understand this problem can occur if hives are placed too close together. Does anyone know what proper hive spacing is? |
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RE: hive spacing
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| I don't think it's super critical. I've seen many hives that are as close as they can be and get the outer covers off. I like to leave enough room to set the inner cover or some frames down against the side of the hive. You can turn the hives a little to make the entrances at slightly different angles, or use different colors on your brood boxes |
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