I can also tell you that your local post office will not like you very much. I've shown up to pick up my bees several times at the post office. All the employees are standing out in the parking lot and refuse to enter the building until you get them out of there.
Re: your comment about being taken out of social conversations at a gathering. I’ve found mentioning it to be a great conversation stimulant. Happened today at Thanksgiving dinner. The host had bought quarts of honey for the guests. She handed it to me and asked me if it had been cut/diluted. Sadly, it had been. Turned out the guy across the table from me also had kept bees. He confirmed my assessment. It started quite a conversation.