Author Topic: Cool looking Queen (Read 10427 times)

Yankee11 · « **on:** April 22, 2014, 10:34:02 pm »

I just found the queen in a recent swarm I caught. Kinda cool markings.

Jen · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2014, 10:37:53 pm »

Wow! How bizarre, she's a bute! exotic even

Jen · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2014, 10:54:32 pm »

Hey Yankee! I just saw a pic of your queen. I think you have a VHS, Varroa Specific Hygiene queen there. Nice Catch buddy!

I was reading a link that River posted for me on 'Queen Introduction'.

This is the title of the highlighted post "Queen Introduction Instructions Glenn Apiaries"

Yankee11 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:00:01 pm »

Where at? On this forum?

Jen · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:13:17 pm »

Yeah! Go to 'General Beekeeping', find 'Queen Installation', scroll down 6 posts. River gave me two links on to read. click on "Queen Introduction Instructions Glenn Apiaries". Read down a bit and there is pictures of varroa resistant queens. One of them is heavily striped like yours.

Yankee11 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:24:25 pm »

Looks just like one.

I wonder?

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:27:48 pm »

I had a tiger striped queen like that out of a cut out.. It took me forever to finally find her.. Once I realized she was striped it was easier to find her after that.. Unfortunately after the cut out she never built up. I am hoping I find more like her.

riverbee · « **Reply #7 on:** April 22, 2014, 11:34:47 pm »

yankee, irregardless of what she is, (i would think she is or has some carni in her). those dark queens are beauties, they are stinkers to find sometimes, great pictures!

Yankee11 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2014, 01:09:12 am »

Your right about that River, after I took the pictures I lost her and never saw her again.

She hasn't started laying yet but should be any day now. Been 7 days since I got the swarm. They are pulling comb and I added a couple empty
drawn frames. Will stay out for another week or so just to be safe.

Perry · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2014, 06:41:31 am »

Man I wish I could figure out how to take nice pictures like that, especially the close ups.

Yankee11 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2014, 07:50:42 am »

I just use my phone.

Samsung Galaxy 3. Set to Macro mode. Nothing special.

blueblood · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2014, 07:59:26 am »

Very unique! And, she would be hard to find.

G3farms · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2014, 08:06:01 am »

Beauty of a tiger stripe!

Hope she does well for you.

Jen · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2014, 11:30:14 am »

My daughter uses her phone as well and gets real nice pics up very close! Starting to think about switching out my clam shell. but I hesitate cause I just don't need another technical instrument to take me away from vacuuming

Yankee11 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2014, 01:08:27 pm »

Mine vacuums also..

It's amazing what they can do with technology now days.

Perry · « **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2014, 01:18:17 pm »

Quote from: Yankee11 on April 23, 2014, 01:08:27 pm

Mine vacuums also..

It's amazing what they can do with technology now days.

Jen · « **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2014, 01:28:08 pm »

PBbphhahhaha~

Well I sure need a housekeeper to get me back on track! All this swarming plus work plus husband plus grandkids plus trip to coast plus labrador....

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2014, 03:22:14 pm »

K, heres a trick.. I videoed myself vaccuuming.. then looped it, and plugged into the TV... Wife called, said she was on her way home.. asked what I was doing... I said vacuuming, I been vacuuming all day...
I have NO CLUE why she wasnt amused when she walked in...

I thought taking a nap and vacuuming at the same time was very efficient!!!

Jen · « **Reply #18 on:** April 23, 2014, 03:25:50 pm »

Perfect!

G3farms · « **Reply #19 on:** April 23, 2014, 06:37:00 pm »

It is a wonders she let you wake up from that nap!