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Offline Zweefer

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Queen Colors (Updated)
« on: May 25, 2022, 09:54:40 pm »


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Re: Queen Colors (Updated)
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2022, 06:47:28 am »
Apparently all the queens I have are 2028!!!!!   IF.. I mark them its to make them easier to spot and differentiate from a new queen. Of all the things I do in the hive, holding that queen in my fingers to mark her is the most terrifying to me.
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Re: Queen Colors (Updated)
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2022, 06:51:47 am »
APlayfulBee Bee Queen Marking Catcher Bottle One Handed Lightweight Marker Cage with Plunger Garden Beekeeping Equipment Supplies Tools (1, Yellow) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0925B8VYG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Y7AAEJP2KE5HKG2FPVWZ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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Re: Queen Colors (Updated)
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2022, 12:58:49 am »
YES Zweefer! Isn't this the coolest marking tool Ever!

Lazy, I've been handling queens in my hands for well, years. It's scary at first. I practiced with drones. But it would take too much vid to show how I did it and put the queen back in her small wooden cage to dry. Anyway, I've found that the last 5 years or so, my hands just aren't flexible as they used to be, and my grip is undependable. So!.. I got one of these yellow markers, watched vids, and read reviews on Amazon. And it sure takes the fear out of marking your queens. highly recommend, practice on drones.

Like Lazy, I mark my queens to be able to spot them quickly. Quite a few years ago I asked Tecumse (sp)
if his lab ever did a test on what color shows up the best in a hive, he said hands down Hot Pink! Well I'm not a pink person, but I gave it a try and man o' man that bright pink pops out like a light bulb! I use Poska paint as well.
 

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Re: Queen Colors (Updated)
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2022, 07:59:45 am »
You do have to be careful when open the marking cage to release her, just as I slid it open she dropped her abdomen through a slot and killed her.

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Re: Queen Colors (Updated)
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2022, 01:32:20 pm »
Hi Rast, queens are my most fav part of beekeeping, I'm extra careful with them. However, yes I have had my casualties eh-hem.
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