The queen's marking:

Marking queens is an essential practice in beekeeping. It allows beekeepers to precisely track queens from year to year and identify their age. Here's how it works:

Choice of color:

The color code for marking queens is based on the year the queen was introduced into the hive.

The colors are reused in the same order every five years:

Blank for years ending in 1 and 6.

Yellow for years ending in 2 and 7.

Red for years ending in 3 and 8.Marking queens is an essential practice in beekeeping. It allows beekeepers to

Green for years ending in 4 and 9.

Blue for years ending in 5 and 0.

Green for years ending in 4 and 9.

Blue for years ending in 5 and 0.