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For those who don't know, it's common (and essential) to ship honeybees around the country to where they're needed. Honeybees are shipped around different parts
by omarforgotpwd 9y ago
For those who don't know, it's common (and essential) to ship honeybees around the country to where they're needed. Honeybees are shipped around different parts of the country all the time depending on the season and what kind of agriculture needs to be produced. There was a Planet Money episode on it I think... yup, here it is:
http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/02/24/517076055/episode-756-the-bees-go-to-california http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/02/24/517076055/episo...
- xyzzyz 9y agoThese aren't usually mailed via USPS. USPS is frequently used to mail nucs, that is, hive starters.
- omarforgotpwd 9y agoYes, but I thought it was worth mentioning for people who might not be able to imagine why anyone would seriously want to mail bees in the first place.
- dfc 9y agoThe commenter is saying that is not why you would mail bees and therefore not worth mentioning. They then give a useful example of what is mailed for the benefit of those who couldn't imagine why you would mail bees.
- dawnerd 9y agoOne of the seasons of Outback Truckers show some guys transporting live hives around to various locations for a season. They have to be fast so the hives don't come alive and leave.
- Wingman4l7 9y agoProbably misremembering, or it was simple TV hyperbole; it's fairly easy to seal up a hive for transportation so that the bees cannot get out. Hives do "swarm" though -- basically, vacating their box en masse -- so it's possible that they were referring to avoiding this behavior, which could maybe be induced by having a hive box sealed up for too long.