tonight. Me and my partner have been working to return the walled garden to a glimpse of what it might have been, as when we arrived a couple of years ago it was mostly grass and in tatters. I was hoping that the bees would be a legacy that I would leave behind for the next gardener that comes along and so on, as I'm sure bees have always been an integral part of most walled gardens in the past. The Peacocks probably won't help the vegetables either. _________________ let it be. Well it's really not looking good at the moment. I had time to move two of my top bar hives before it got too dark and left the log hive I made over the winter in situ. I just had a look under the tbh and they're looking VERY empty. Lots of bees around the log hive back at the old spot but I have to move it tonight. Find someone with a garden more than 3 miles who will host them for a few weeks and transport the log hive there tonight and maybe one of your other hives as well then relocate to your garden once they have settled and reorientated there. Alternatively, leave a nuc with a couple of combs at the old site and collect the bees that return every few days until they lose the habit. Explain to your boss that it's not possible to move them at such short notice and in