I am curious about Package Installation and whether to shake the bees out of the package or not. What's the story here?
Why shak'em out if you don't have too?
I've read about shaking the bees out, however, I was advised by the bee seller, not to shake the bees out of the package, but to place the package on its side, inside of an empty medium super, on top of a deep super, and to just let the bees come out on their own. There is rooom for the sugar can in side the med super too. This is what I did and it seemed to work well enough. So, Why shake the bees when this seems easier (and less unsettling to the bees)?
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