>Approved-By: [log in to unmask] >Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 09:52:24 -0400 >Reply-To: Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]> >From: "my name is Dean M. Breaux" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Queens and the postal dept. >To: Multiple recipients of list BEE-L <[log in to unmask]> > I work for the Postal Service, and what Dean has stated previously is very true,unfortunately. You have to alert your local post office,pick up your package at that office,and give them your phone number.I have received many packaged bees,where the address or phone number had been smeared with sugar syrup or some other debris.The bee breeders should also have a better labeling system.The postal workers have been trained to read the customer's address,not any side notes. Maybe if the breeder sticks a label to the package, it will help.I have tried to educate my fellow workers about the proper handling of bees.I will again talk to the District of Maine Postal Management Officers.Remember-not everyone likes to handle bees,especially when bees are clinging outside the package!! Let me know about complaints in Maine. [log in to unmask] P.S. Queen breeders should send their bees in a crush-proof package - for example, the Post Office provides free of charge a two-day delivery envelope.