Queen Marking

Marking your Queen

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An internationally agree scheme for marking queens means that you will be able to recognise the year she hatched.  This is really useful if you are lucky enough to collect a swarm with a marked queen.

White - Years ending 1 or 6

Yellow - Years ending 2 or 7

Red - Years ending 3 or 8

Green - Years ending 4 or 9

Blue - Years ending 5 or 0

Easy to remember:

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