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USPS actually allows a bunch of odd items if they meet basic requirements: - Potato: write the address directly on the skin and add postage - Coconut: often ma
by rriley 2y ago
USPS actually allows a bunch of odd items if they meet basic requirements:
- Potato: write the address directly on the skin and add postage
- Coconut: often mailed from Hawaii gift shops
- Brick: just needs postage and an address
- Inflated beach ball: address it directly, ships like a parcel
- Plastic Easter egg: fill it, tape it shut, and label it
- Flip-flop: address the sole and send it off
- Small pumpkin: allowed if it’s dry and not restricted by ag rules
- Live queen bees (plus attendants): surface mail only, special label
- Day-old chicks: special packaging and timing required
- IndrekR 2y agoHave mailed live queen bees in Europe as well. Funniest was when receiving some (I think it was from Denmark to Estonia before we joined the EU) and one delivery got stuck in customs due to unpaid alcohol tax — someone had misread “Live Bees” as “Live Beer”. Fortunately this was cleared out within two days and bees were still alive (but a little short on food).
- squigz 1y agoWhat does shipping a live queen bee look like? How many servants does she travel with?
- keane 1y agoThe queen is placed in a small isolation container called a queen cage: https://www.mannlakeltd.com/california-mini-queen-cages/ https://www.mannlakeltd.com/california-mini-queen-cages/ The queen cage is placed in a Bee Bus: https://bee-pros.com/beeBus.html https://bee-pros.com/beeBus.html Postage is affixed to the Bee Bus which is filled with 3 lbs. of bees, which is about 10,000 to 12,000 bees: https://www.mannlakeltd.com/carniolan-honey-bees/california-carniolan-package-with-vaccinated-queen/ https://www.mannlakeltd.com/carniolan-honey-bees/california-...