locationing a hive

I just realized that the spot I had picked for my hive will be hit by a newly installed sprinkler system and so need to think about choosing a new spot. (My packages arrive in about a week.) Here's the situation: I am keeping my hives at my family beach house in Long Island, so I am not able...

3 lb package arrives May 3rd...i think this is a good thing for Montana. It's still awfully cold and it snowed 4 inches just a couple of days ago. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR..... anyways, i have them located in the southeast corner of my lawn between my two pie cherry trees...with the...

I am going to keep 2 hives in my yard on a 1/4th acre lot. It has a 6' block fence so the neighbors will not see them. The hive openings face the wall so they have to fly up and out to get on their way. Is it better to stack the hives in the same area (right next to each other, say 4" apart)...