Bees - Live Honey

The best time to order packaged honeybees is for early spring delivery. The suppliers of the packaged bees will best determine when those packages will be shipped. Usually the suppliers will start taking orders right after the first of the year, until they are sold out.

The best time to install your packaged honeybees is in the late afternoon or early evening. Spray the honeybees with a sugar water mixture through the screen to dampen their wings, preventing them from flying off while dumping them into their new hive body. (see "Packaged Bees Hiving Instructions" either in the catagories section or through the downloads of your bee invoice).