Do you direct release the queen first and dump the bees over her or do you add her to the "pile" after they're in the TBH? Could the weight of all those bees injure her?
Bruce
Put the caged queen aside, then shake the package into the set up. The bees will spread out and begin fanning, orienting to the new set up. Place the caged queen atop some of your frames and the bees will gravitate towards her. Study their actions toward her. Most all queenless bees desire a queen so you will likely see them trying to tend to her.
They will stick out their proboscis (bee tongues) trying to feed her.
If its a typical package that contained workers, some drones and a caged queen, they likely have already accepted her in the package set up, and you could likely direct release her, but if you want to wait, to give the bees a little more time if for some reason they haven't quite accepted her, then do so.
...JP