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Stick to white it's easier to see.
Did your wife do that so she can find you easily in the apiary?
Ooops!
in my case, it's usually queens of unknown provenance (so age unknown, usually from a swarm) or those sat on the green mile so easily spotted when it's gatepost time.What are you marking with a pink pen?
K
I use fluorescent pink for swarms.What are you marking with a pink pen?
K
Yes, the pink pen in the pic was a Toma. The green Posca in the same pocket didn't leak.no need to put it through the wash for that effect - plenty of red in one pocket this year when a TOMA pen exploded on me, it has almost obliterated the nice white paint stain from a while ago when the cap on another pen worked loose in my pocket.
Renewing the marks on last year's Qs. At long last I've learnt to mark with paler colours. Dark reds and greens just don't show up.What are you marking with a pink pen?
K
The Toma fluorescent green is brilliant for this year.Renewing the marks on last year's Qs. At long last I've learnt to mark with paler colours. Dark reds and greens just don't show up.
The reds were horrendous last year and so I switched to pink which as you say is eye catching. I now have to find a different decent colour for swarms and no one seems to do a fluorescent orange!Renewing the marks on last year's Qs. At long last I've learnt to mark with paler colours. Dark reds and greens just don't show up.
TOMA do one with pink glitter, which I ordered in error this year - very surreal looking queen in that colonyThe reds were horrendous last year and so I switched to pink which as you say is eye catching. I now have to find a different decent colour for swarms and no one seems to do a fluorescent orange!
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