Queens named after apiaries rather than lines? I reckon that will cause some paperwork issues as you progress in your breeding plans. It's not that I can't see where you're coming from with regards to general records just that it might be wise to ident queens a little more specifically in light of your own long term queen rearing goals.
How many full hives do you have? I just remember their positions and don’t bother with numbering on the outside of the hive. Just give them a name and number in my notes..........I'm, not sure about that, it's queens 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 versus Alaska Thunderflip 5000, Bimini Bon Boulash, Conchita Wurst, Divina da Campo, Erickatoure Aviance and Farrah Moan. I would need labels bigger than the hives for that lot!
Aye eg lineside 01D/ CB 21/6/21 daughter or heath mynd 01 JG June 21 mother.
That's where issues will creep in, I think, unless all heath mynd queens have been raised from the same mother family (and you never introduce any other lines to that apiary). In ten or so generations the records will be shakey, or at the very least, hard work.
Are you sure it's not a door knocker ?Now that's a NUT CRACKER
What are your thoughts? I do have an app on the laptop which I know a friend uses for his queen's and colonys maybe keeping both sets of records?
With 60 hives as CGF has and a number of different apiaries his system of numbering is either going to get very complicated when colonies are moved or it's going to become meaningless in the information it provides.
I tried that for a while, now they get a note in the diary with their position in the apiary as their identification.
I'm not the best person to ask because I have little interest in numbering hives. A bit like mbc I track daughters of queens of note (until such time as they're not worth tracking) beyond that I'm happy with generalised apiary records.
Me too
