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>>10575789
What >>10575812 said is correct. Then the queens also might fight. That said while very very very uncommon some hives have supported 2 queens.

After a certain point also youd have hives freezing during winter because the bees cant keep the hive warm enough when they cluster.
So with most hives what is done is during spring you add hive boxes, to allow room for the thousands of more brood the queen will lay for the honey flows. Then add some more as the hive fills with honey during summer. Lastly before winter you remove the excess honey and boxes which makes a more manageable size for the bees to keep warm during winter, because the bees die off pretty significantly after the main honey flow.

>>10575806
<20 yards.
None of them mind in fact most are pretty interested and excited about it. Most are super excited and quick to accept an offer to put on a suit and open up the hives. Something about it seems to turn them to kids again.
Bees are pretty chill. I do have a few precautions to ensure issues are less likely to arise.

Bees mostly fly out from the entrance of the hive and dont generally turn right around to the opposite side if that makes sense. So the neighbor that is close to the hive I have my entrances facing directly away from them, which means my bees dont heavily fly in their direction. Also I make sure I have enough water out for the bees so if the neighbors have pools or similar the bees wont go there for water. Generally once they start going to a pool for water they continue to do so.