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Together with capturing honeybee swarms and splitting honeybee colonies , package bees are a great way to start new colonies. For most beginning beekeepers, purchasing a package of bees from a beekeeper, breeder or reseller of package bees (such as the Jacob Springs package bees program)
How honeybee packages are made
A honeybee package, contained inside of a wood and window screen cage, consists of three parts: a can of syrup-based bee food, a large number of worker bees (measured in weight and usually between 2 - 3 pounds) and a queen bee inside of a queen cage
The process of obtaining worker bees for bee packages is called "shaking bees" - this video, by Colorado-based beekeepers http://apishive.com nicely illustrates the process of shaking bees.
