Seen at the post office

[prosodic]

A guy came in with 3 boxes of bees. He was mailing them to Montana.

He had to reassure everyone that it was completely safe. The boxes were well-taped (they were wooden-framed wire mesh boxes). He explained to the people in line how they get shipped. He spritzed them with water from his water bottle (the bees, not the people in line).

I swear, I see the most random and strange stuff almost everywhere I go.

Comments

[beaniesue.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see that! Bees are so fascinating.

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

It was pretty damn cool. I watched The Secret Life of Bees last night, so I found it kind if ironic to see this today.

[emmabovary.livejournal.com]

It's very common to ship bees. That's how beekeepers "queen" a hive or restore one from which the bees have fled. It's a much-safer way to start or restock a hive than carrying a live hive in one's car. Trust me.