How do you choose the correct paint color to mark your queen bee?
Apiarists have designated colors for identify the years that queens were born. Mark your queen in the year she was born. Years ending in 1 or 6 are signified by white paint. Years ending in 2 or 7 are signified by yellow paint. Years ending in 3 or 8 are signified by red paint. Years ending in 4 or 9 are signified by green paint. Years ending in 5 or 0 are signified by blue paint. Choose the color that signifies the year she was born in.