According to [log in to unmask]: > > i give each one of my bees a name. this helps keep track of them. lately i > have been running out of names we all have problems Jerry the beekeeper > I only name the queens. Keeps things simpler. In case of a supercedure or swarm the new queen gets the same name, with a Roman numeral after it (II, III, IV) as with human royalty. If you really want to name them all, you could thus recycle the names about every 6 weeks. Hope this helps. Regards, Fred