Here are some pictures from the first hive inspection of the new bee yard and also the marking of the queens.




We mark queens with colors based on the last digit of the year. Here’s the code:
- Year ending in 0 or 5: Blue
- Year ending in 1 or 6: White
- Year ending in 2 or 7: Yellow
- Year ending in 3 or 8: Red
- Year ending in 4 or 9: Green
If you’d like to learn more about how to inspect a hive and mark the queen, check out our How To Video on inspection.