Bees returning Problem

[Buzz Lightyear]

Im a new beekeeper. I obtained a nuc about 2 weeks ago, great. Unfortunatly my neighbour has a serious reaction if stung. So last night I moved them, but could only get them about 1 1/2 mile away, not really far enough. Today I saw about 50 or so flying round the old nuc, which I placed on the old site, just in case they returned.
The moved hive appears fine, but it looks as though I have about 50 or so foragers camping ot back at the old base. What can I do other that resite them. Its a wbc hive, so a little tricky. Thanks for helping.

[George Fergusson]

Just collect the returning bees in the nuc in the evening, take them to the new site, and dump them in the new hive. Do this for 2-3 days and that should settle them. Putting a branch in front of the new hive entrance to disrupt the bee's flight path will help them reorient, but with so few bees acting confused, it's probably not necessary.

Or don't worry about it. I'd make the effort to collect them, it's the right thing to do, but the hive will recover from their loss in short order if you don't do anything.

[Buzz Lightyear]

Thanks for that. I'll go and block them now. Its dark here in England. I'll drop them off tomorrow morning first thing. I hope they don't make a habbit of it!

[Sundance]

Leave the Nuc at the new location

[Buzz Lightyear]

Hi guys, did as advised and today 2 days later Ive got 100 or so flying about, any advice?

[Michael Bush]

Catch them in the nuc and take them back. In a few days they will figure it out. There are several things that seem to help get them to reoriant. The branch in front of the hive. Shaking a few frames of bees into the hive and getting them all nasonoving also seems to help trigger reorientation.

[Tom Chaudoir]

The branch trick works if you move them at night. They come out in the morning and everything looks strange. All the leaves make them notice the change instead of just flying off. They fly out looking backward toward the hive, zig and zag a bit, then leave.

I recall that someone here said that his bees went first to the old location, then the new one every time they returned. Some of yours may be doing the same.