Another note to queen painters:
 
   There is an international convention for the colour-coding of queens
   raised in a particular year.
   Queens raised in 1995 should be marked BLUE.
 
   A way to remember the code:  What!   White Year ends in 1 or 6
                                You     Yellow             2 or 7
                                Raise   Red                3 or 8
                                Green   Green              4 or 9
                                Bees?   Blue               5 or 0
 
   or you can subscribe to Bee World, which has a cover of the appropriate
   colour.
 
 
   Kerry Clark, Apiculture Specialist
   B.C. Ministry of Agriculture
   1201 103 Ave
   Dawson Creek B.C.
        V1G 4J2  CANADA          Tel (604) 784-2225     fax (604) 784-2299
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