> >My method is not to number the hives, but to number the queens, so the 
> >record card for the queen is the same as the one for the hive she is in 
> >at the time. It works for me.
>
> I number both - and run two spreadsheets.
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I use one numbering system that follows the queen.  I do not mark the queen, 
but the box she is in and she is marked with a colored dot so I can know if 
a new queen takes her place by supercedure or swarming.  I use Velcro to 
attach numbers to the front of the hive and the numbered tag follows the 
queen when she moves from nuc to hive....  I track her performance by the 
number.

Avoid the complicated when the simple works.

Larry Krengel
Marengo, IL  USA

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