Marked queen cleaned?
Marked queen cleaned?
I'm interested in what some of you guys that mark your queens think of this...I marked the queen of my strongest hive with acrylic paint a week 1/2 ago. Friday I did a light inspection and found her....unmarked! Not even a spec of paint. I may have 2 queens or a cleaned queen...before I know for sure on the next warm day, what's your guess?
Re: Marked queen cleaned?
Either/or. The workers will definitely try to remove the foreign substance from their queen.They are often successful.
On the other hand, it is written that about 15% of normal hives will have 2 queens sometime during the year.
On the other hand, it is written that about 15% of normal hives will have 2 queens sometime during the year.