How does a beekeeper find the Queen?

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Color ------- Year Ending
Blue--------------0 or 5
White------------1 or 6
Yellow-----------2 or 7
Red--------------3 or 8
Green-----------4 or 9

Some times with difficulty, she is normally close to the newly laid eggs and her long body and large legs makes her stand out. Once found many beekeepers put a small dot of paint on the back of the queen bee that makes her much easier to find the next time. The paint comes in five colors each color representing the year. As Queens do not live longer than five years, therefore five colors are sufficient.

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