I installed my package 2 weeks ago and I thought I would post what I did wrong on here so no one else makes this mistake. They came in the mail and looked fine. I put them in the hive and put the package out in front of the hive for the stragglers and I came back in the evening and there was a ton of bees still in there. I dumped them into the chicken coop so they can have a little snack but they were still moving so I quickly scooped them up and placed them in the hive. The package had no food in it so I think these were hungry bees. Anyway they're all fine now and the queen is filling the hive with brood.
The package had no food in it
Usually package bees have a can of syrup with tiny holes that the bees can feed while in shipment. Did your package not have any food, no can of syrup?
Van
Yeah should?ve been a can in there.
Quote from: van from Arkansas on April 16, 2020, 06:30:50 PM
The package had no food in it
Usually package bees have a can of syrup with tiny holes that the bees can feed while in shipment. Did your package not have any food, no can of syrup?
Van
It didn't but I saw remnants of a fondant cube in the bottom and some bees munching on it