honeybees
What is the carrier for honeybees?
For honeybees, carrier is USPS; restriction type is restricted; scope is continental United States - surface transportation only; conditions is Must be free of disease; acceptable to mail only via surface transportation; mailpieces must be plainly marked with 'Live Bees' and 'Surface Only' or 'Surface Mail Only', recorded from its source on 2026-08-04.
Honeybees: Acceptable to mail only via surface transportation (except for queen honeybees; refer to b.). Mailpieces must be plainly marked on the address side with "Live Bees" and "Surface Only" or "Surface Mail Only."
— pe.usps.com, retrieved 2026-08-04
- Item category
- honeybees verified
- Carrier
- USPS our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- continental United States - surface transportation only our reading
- Conditions
- Must be free of disease; acceptable to mail only via surface transportation; mailpieces must be plainly marked with 'Live Bees' and 'Surface Only' or 'Surface Mail Only'
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Source
- pe.usps.comhttps://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_009.htm