Do honeybee splits have to be moved long distance away

If you are doing honey bee splits the new colonies do not have to be moved a long ways from your hive. They can be done right beside the hive you're splitting from. Its an old school teaching that says they have to be two miles away. Most of the bees on these brood frames are nurse bees and they will stay with the split. There is no need to move them away from the yard.