Queen Marking Tube
Queen Marking Tube
Queen Marking Tube – Queen Bee Marking & Holding Tool
Make queen marking easier and more controlled with a Queen Marking Tube from West Alabama Bee Company. This practical beekeeping tool allows you to gently secure your queen while applying a marking dot, helping you identify her during future hive inspections.
The tube-style design features a movable plunger that gently guides the queen toward a marking screen, holding her in position while you apply a small dot of queen marking paint to her thorax.
Features & Benefits
- Controlled Queen Marking: Helps position the queen for accurate marking without directly holding her in your fingers.
- Movable Plunger: Gently guides the queen toward the marking screen.
- Easy Queen Identification: A marked queen is easier to locate during routine hive inspections.
- Queen Age Tracking: Use the international queen marking color system to help identify the queen's year.
- Practical Beekeeping Tool: Useful for both hobbyist and commercial beekeepers.
How to Use
- Carefully introduce the queen into the marking tube.
- Slowly advance the plunger until the queen is gently positioned against the marking screen.
- Apply a small dot of queen marking paint to the top of her thorax.
- Allow the paint to dry before carefully releasing the queen back into the colony.
Make Queen Management Easier
Marking your queen helps you locate her quickly, track her age, and recognize when a colony may have replaced its queen. A queen marking tube is a convenient addition to your beekeeping equipment and helps make queen management more efficient.
Use gentle pressure when positioning the queen. Queen marking pen or paint sold separately unless otherwise specified.