An Indirect Way To Install A Package: No dumping, and no bees in the air

摘要

Installing a package of bees into a hive can be a daunting task, especially for someone who is about to do so for the first time. I recall that in the Spring of 1965, I picked up my first three packages at the Bethlehem, Connecticut Post Office and placed them in the backseat of my car. On the drive home the buzzing of the bees made me acutely aware of how much pain those stingers could inflict. I began to wonder how I talked myself into becoming involved with these insects, especially in such greatnumbers (there are about 10,000 bees in each three-pound package of bees).