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 INTERNET [log in to unmask]