And then they lose the hive anyway due to CCD or some nutrient deficiency that results from only consuming almond nectar.

Actually if bees don’t like the hive you put them in, they absolutely will leave. I haven’t had happen to me personally but I have heard of it happening to others; you put the package in and come back to find that 200$+ worth of bees just upped and flew away.

So its like a team sport? Squatters versus homeowners?

I drove past a car that had its headlights flickering about 15 times every second last year. No clue if it was intentional but it was distracting as all hell. (and probably dangerous to epileptic people)

Can confirm, I repeatedly got the shit kicked out of me by a really aggressive rooster when I was like 10