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Date: | Mon, 21 Oct 1996 16:30:26 -0400 |
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Quick question--
All the queens I've bought this year, from highly reputable sources, are
marked blue. Does that mean they're '95 queens? I'm surprised/confused!
Tim Cote
At 09:32 AM 10/21/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Dean M. Breaux of <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote
>"The queen marking system is as follows:
> White or grey for years ending in 1 or 6
> Yellow for years ending in 2 or 7
> Red for years ending in 3 or 8
> Green for years ending in 4 or 9
> Blue for years ending in 5 or 0"
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>I have picked up two phrases to remember the order (from BEE-L):
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> What! White When
> You Yellow You
> Raise Red Requeen,
> Green Green Get the
> Bees! Blue Best!
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