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"
>
>I have picked up two phrases to remember the order (from BEE-L):
>
>     What!          White          When
>     You            Yellow         You
>     Raise          Red            Requeen,
>     Green          Green          Get the
>     Bees!          Blue           Best!
>
>
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>+    Twelve years exper with 25 colonies on Long Island, NY+
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