Just curious, when you move a hive, obviously the foragers know as they have to readjust but how about the queen?
She rarely comes out after her mating flight, so she probably doesn't know huh?
I can't imagine that she would care. Nor would it affect her life in the hive. I think in the beehive it's a need-to-know basis. The only bees a move should directly affect would be the foraging population.
Linda T in Atlanta
Once she's mated, she never orients again, so I suppose she might sense some disruption, but doesn't know much else...