Movin to Texas

[Highlandsfreedom]

Well it looks like we are moving to Dallas and the house we will be renting wont let me keep my bees there.  I will only have 1 hive to take down with me.  My question is... should I sell my colony I have up here in Denver or should I move them down to my grandpas farm.  It will be a 3 hr trip to go and check up on them no one will want to upkeep them it will be my duty.  If I do sell them I dont know how much to sell them for? Or could I split them up into nucs and have 5 new nucs down there in Texas?  Is it too late in the season to do this down there?  I'm all confused....... :?

[riverrat]

personally my advise would be to sell the one hive you have. a good stong hive with 2 deeps this time of year should bring you at least 200 dollars once you get settled in at dallas start looking for a place you could put a hive that is closer than a 3 hour drive then buy a nuc and start over. that would be a lot easier than moving a hive from Denver to Dallas

[Paynesgrey]

If you sell them in CO, you would not have to deal with paperwork etc for moving them across state and county borders.

[applebwoi]

I'd probably sell my bees and began again in Dallas.  There are several beeks in that area.  Dallas has a long season and mild winters so if you did want to do the split thing, there would be plenty of time for them to build up.  Welcome to Texas.