Dot marking of Queens

[Olivia9801]

I've only used the well known pens for marking my Queens and get disappointed by how much they fade/get chipped off. Subsequently I'm thinking of the alternative coloured dots you can buy. Has anyone used these and if so what adhesive do you use?

 

[Swarm]

The glue comes with the discs, and the discs stand out a mile.

 

[polymath]

discs or Modelling paint, says on forever. Use both

 

[Moody]

That would make it much easier to spot the Queen. Where can you purchase these from?

 

[Swarm]

Thornes, Abelo, both offer queen marking kits or separate sheets of each colour. Having tried both, we found the ones from Thornes were a better fit. It's fiddly but well worth it, especially with 'favourite' queens.

 

[nantmoel]

I use superglue gel to apply the discs, put some on a piece of card and apply with a cocktail stick. I found the glue that comes with the discs to be all but useless.

 

[Olivia9801]

Many thanks for your replies. Glad it's a favourable marking technique. Will try next spring.

 

[Cuckmere couple]

i have switched to the little paint pots from th0rn3s....really easy compared to any pen

 

[Erichalfbee]

i have switched to the little paint pots from th0rn3s....really easy compared to any pen

Whats’s th0rn3s ?

 

[JamezF]

Whats’s th0rn3s ?

For "0" read "o" and for "3" read "e".

James

 

[pargyle]

Whats’s th0rn3s ?

More to the point why ?

It's a throwback to a time when the ethos of the forum was strictly non-commercial - even the mere mention of a bee equipment supplier threw some members into an apoplectic fit ... and disguising the name seemed to be a way around the principle.

Not really necessary any more ....

 

[Cuckmere couple]

More to the point why ?

It's a throwback to a time when the ethos of the forum was strictly non-commercial - even the mere mention of a bee equipment supplier threw some members into an apoplectic fit ... and disguising the name seemed to be a way around the principle.

Not really necessary any more ....

ok....i thought we weren't to use company names or it would auto correct

it was Thornes

 

[pargyle]

ok....i thought we weren't to use company names or it would auto correct

it was Thornes

Once upon a time in a galaxy far far away ... but times have changed !

 

[Apiarist]

I use superglue gel to apply the discs, put some on a piece of card and apply with a cocktail stick. I found the glue that comes with the discs to be all but useless.

YES!!!
a third of my discs came off, even after I kept the queen in her cage for five minutes to let the glue set, and then another third came off in a week or two, at the beginning of this year the white discs had been propolised so much that they are a leather tan-ish colour and now less easy to see.

 

[Erichalfbee]

For "0" read "o" and for "3" read "e".

James

I know. I just wondered why folk won’t write Thorne?

 

[Stiffy]

Dab of posca works well enough for most queens, but if I really, really want to identify or use a queen to breed from, I use a numbered disc. Spot of superglue gel on thorax and I pick the discs up with the wetted tip of a modelling paintbrush. Superglue has a pretty strong smell so I cage the queen while its sets before release.
Haven't used but I understand Toma pens are good and last?