On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Tim Arheit <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > It's not surprising to me that most swarms will not have a marked queen. I'd be willing to bet there are far fewer marked > queens in hobbyists hives that you would think. Every beekeeper should have one of this Press in Cage http://www.cornwallhoney.co.uk/009.htm to easily mark all the queens. we do it with "enamel" base paint. http://www.humbrol.com/paints/all-paints/ using the code BARVA (Blanco Amarillo Rojo Verde Azul) (White Yellow Red Green Blue) BARVA 12345 67890 I buy my press in cages from Thorne http://www.thorne.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4406 *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm
