jrbbees...... I am going to have to disagree. All you need to do is travel Hwy 27 from Sebring to Haines City, during January and February and count the number of bees that smack your windshield and side glasses. Then multiply that by the number of vehicles on Hwy 27, and you will see that lots of bees get killed. Hopefully, yours, being 250-300 yards on the opposite side, will minimize the number that get killed, but, I would still expect that there would be some, if they are foragering on orange blossoms.
Granted, these are foragers, and they are at the end of their life, but, you will very likely lose some bees. The good thing about citrus is the bees don't have to fly great distances, they can go up and down. But as I understand your post, your bees are not in the groves.
If you watch closely along Hwy 27, you will find multiple places where there are pallets and pallets of bees, right next to the Highway, and yes indeed, lots of them get killed.
I am editing my post....... I believe I misunderstood the intent of your post, jrbbees, your are correct, that it will not limit them from working the citrus groves. I thought he was concerned about bees getting killed crossing the road. My apologies.
cchoganjr, (Park City, Ky, Summers, Moore Haven Florida, Resident,)