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You can only mail these items domestically. You mail all items at your own risk. We make no coverage for loss or damages available for this type of mail.
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Bees
You can only mail bees between March 1 and October 31.
Delivery to your destination is required to be achievable in 3 consecutive business days (excluding weekends and statutory holidays) from the time of mailing except for queen bees and their attendants where the delivery needs to be achievable the next business day from the time of mailing.
Bees must be:
- Free from disease
- Packaged in a safe and secure box or tube covered with a fine mesh screen, as per industry standards, to prevent breakage or leakage during transit and handling. You must maintain a record of each shipment as per HAR 154
- Easily identifiable on the container
Honey bees (colonies)
Acceptable services (COD service option isn't available)
- Expedited Parcel™
- Regular Parcel™
You can only mail honey bee colonies between March 1 and October 31.
Queen bees and their attendants (up to 8)
Acceptable service (COD service option isn't available)
- Priority™
You can only mail queen bees and their attendants between April 1 and October 31.
Each queen bee may be accompanied by up to eight attendant honeybees. Multiple containers cannot be strapped together.
The queen bee(s) and their attendants must be easily identifiable on the container (label with “QUEEN BEE(S) AND ATTENDANTS”).
The queen bee and her attendants must not:
- Have honey in the container.
- Be shipped to remote locations in Canada. For a list of remote locations, see our air stage offices list.