Around here, many
>beekeepers have been having trouble with the postal service.  Lost bees,
>lost queens, dead bees and queens, etc have been appearing more and more
>this year.  Many beekeepers around here report problems with the postal
>service.
Scott,
I have always had good luck with the postal service.  Possably because we
live in a small community.  I tell the  post office that I am expecting bees
and to call as soon as they are in.
Often they will call from the distrbution center in Fort Wayne, IN just to
let me know they are in route.  I have even had the postmaster make a
special run to deliver them to my house ( about 5 miles).
Marc Studebaker