> > I number the queens rather than the hives. Generally I mark them so if I > find an unmarked queen she gets a new card. So a bit of a guess as to when she may have been replaced by swarming or supersedure? The dates aren't precise, I only recorded the years in which the queen was in my hive. If I moved her to a different hive the card went with her. Chris *********************************************** 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