Package bees

[redhat]

Are the bees sold in any one package come from one hive ? If the answer is no, with them having different smells wouldn't there be some fighting?

[L Daxon]

From videos I've seen on the internet of packages being prepared, a single package of bees usually comes from one hive, two at the most.

I don't know that they would necessarily fight as they wouldn't have any brood or stores to protect once in the package.

[redhat]

Thanks.

[AllenF]

Package can be mixed.   Bees from 2 different hives.  And those are packages that are shaken.   Bees taken with CO2 may be from many hives as they are scooped in, but not many take bees that way.   

[Michael Bush]

If you want to keep bees from fighting confusion is your friend.  Making up packages is mass confusion for the bees.