How close is too close (together)?? I have 3 hives that were started with nucs this spring. they are about 2 feet apart. i brought 2 more hives into the yard last night with the same spacing. now in my 3 original hives there are 20X more bees in the space between the inner & outer cover than there have ever been before. the weather has not changed. could this just be a coincidence?
Look at how close hives are when stacked on a 4 way pallet. And then how many pallets are in a single yard when commercial beeks drop them. I have mine about 2 foot apart all in rows.
Mine all touch. IMO there is no such thing as too close... especially in winter.
nothing else seems to be going on. no robbing, etc.....just lotsa' bees at the top of the hive.