How to choose the best hive placement？

 Choosing the location to place your beehive is critical and has a vital impact on the yield and quality of honey.
 Before placing a beehive, we must consider the plant community of the area, since the surrounding plants are a necessary food source (pollen-nectar) for the bees. Generally speaking, we tend to choose shaded areas in summer; while in winter we tend to prefer areas with no strong winds, plenty of sunshine, and good drainage. We should not place the beehive directly on the ground because the humidity on the ground will have no impact on the beehive. Many beekeepers choose to place their hives on a gentle slope of soil, while others place their hives on old truck wheels. We should never place hives near other beekeepers' hives or near farms where pesticides are frequently sprayed heavily. In order to ensure adequate production, we will most likely need to constantly rotate sites as apiaries. In areas with fixed flowering periods, colonies may need to be moved twice a year. When moving and establishing a colony in a new location, be sure to choose a location at least 3 miles from the original location. Otherwise, if timely measures are not taken to adjust the bees' foraging direction, the bees will become confused and return to the original location (please consult local experts for details). Finally, please note that bees require constant access to fresh and clean water to survive and grow. Therefore, the location chosen to place the beehive must have a natural or artificial water source within close range.
 Where we place our hives, the plants (or combination of plants) that prevail will ultimately determine the type of honey. This is why we distinguish and name types of honey according to the plants that are most abundant in the area (such as orange honey, fir honey, sage honey, pine honey, oak honey, etc.). If we want to harvest orange honey, it is not enough to place a beehive close to only a few orange trees, because the bees also feed on hundreds of other plants. During the period when the orange trees are in bloom, we must place the beehive in the center of an orange orchard of at least 3-4 acres. In other cases, bees collect nectar from different plants and the honey would be classified as wildflower honey.