---
type: restriction
id: usps-queen-honeybees
asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class
title: "queen honeybees — Postal shipping restrictions by item category"
sources:
  - https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_009.htm
source_quote: "Queen Honeybees: May be shipped via air or surface transportation. Each mailpiece shipped via air transportation is limited to one queen and eight or less attendant honeybees."
generated: true
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
item_category: "queen honeybees"
carrier: "USPS"
restriction_type: "restricted"
scope: "domestic mail - air or surface transportation"
conditions: "May be shipped via air or surface transportation; each mailpiece shipped via air is limited to one queen and eight or fewer attendant honeybees; must be plainly marked 'Live Queen Bees'"
verified: true
unverified_fields: carrier, conditions
---
**Item category:** queen honeybees

**Carrier:** USPS

**Restriction type:** restricted

**Scope:** domestic mail - air or surface transportation

**Conditions:** May be shipped via air or surface transportation; each mailpiece shipped via air is limited to one queen and eight or fewer attendant honeybees; must be plainly marked 'Live Queen Bees'

> Queen Honeybees: May be shipped via air or surface transportation. Each mailpiece shipped via air transportation is limited to one queen and eight or less attendant honeybees.

Source: <https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_009.htm>