But how do the bees know this?
And how do they know where Sanctuary is located?
I hope he has a tall fence.
I didn’t read the entire article but to turn it into a real bee sanctuary he needs to plant lots of flowering plants and make sure there is no chemicals around that will kill the bees.
duh
The bees know where their hives are.
by careful management and establishment of new colonies by splitting existing colonies, the bees can be maintained on the property. Of course the bees can stray to adjacent properties in their collection work but return to the hive to deposit their loads.
Also we do not know how many colonies the man has. For PR purposes, only one is actually needed. I live on a half acre lot that has been a be sanctuary since about 1975. Alas there are no existing colonies here now.
Every morning ol Morgan gets up, faces the east and in his best Shakespearean voice quotes “To bee or not to bee..... that is my question”