A caution for those involved in shipping or receiving bees or queens: When you put on (or ask your supplier to put on) a note intended to avoid overheating the bees in transit, don't indicate KEEP COOL. Perhaps "keep at room temperature" or "not over ___ degrees C (or F)" To shippers of flowers and many other items, COOL means the refrigerator. Queens and even packages don't do well treated that way, and the label wording may negate an insurance claim, even if it is otherwise justified. Kerry Clark, Apiculture Specialist B.C. Ministry of Agriculture 1201 103 Ave Dawson Creek B.C. V1G 4J2 CANADA Tel (604) 784-2225 fax (604) 784-2299 INTERNET [log in to unmask]