Learn from my Mistake

[Donovan J]

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.

[van from Arkansas]

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

[Nock]

Yeah should?ve been a can in there.

[Donovan J]

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