Most beekeepers put a paint mark on each of their Queens once they’ve mated and settled down in a colony
Why?
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- it makes her easier to find when doing an inspection
- you know if she’s not the Queen you saw last time
- it reminds you how old she is
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[su_box title=”Queen Colours” style=”default” box_color=”#333333″ title_color=”#FFFFFF” radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]Each year has a set colour with which to mark that season’s Queen based on the last digit of the year
1 or 6 is White
2 or 7 is Yellow
3 or 8 is Red
4 or 9 is Green
5 or 0 is Blue[/su_box]