What kind of paint is used to mark queens? I'm sure it has to be a certain kind because a lot of paint is oil/petro based.
What's the name of the contraption used to catch a new queen? Queen catcher?
>What kind of paint is used to mark queens?
Any kind of enamel works.
>I'm sure it has to be a certain kind because a lot of paint is oil/petro based.
Most enamel is, but it works fine. Enamel pens are at the hardware store int he paint department.
>What's the name of the contraption used to catch a new queen? Queen catcher?
Hair clip queen catcher. Then you need a marking tube, and a queen muff is nice...
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesqueenrearing.htm#colors (http://www.bushfarms.com/beesqueenrearing.htm#colors)
I would buy a pen of next year's color and this year's color. Mark a few hundred drones with next year's color (they will be dead by next year) then, when you are comfortable with your method, try a queen.
Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.
Everything Michael said is correct. I however don't follow the yearly color codes because I mark my queens only to make them easy to find. I use the Uni Posca pen, it's waterbased. The color that is easy for me to find is red. I know this doesn't follow the rules but it works for me.