Beekeeping in The Garden of Adin. Victorian Queen Bee Found!
Worker bees live only 6 to 8 weeks, but a queen bee can live up to 5 years! Beekeepers, wanting to track the age of their queens, developed an internationally followed code. They mark the back of the queen with a specific colour to indicate the year she was marked. For years ending in:
- 1 or 6: white or gray
- 2 or 7: yellow
- 3 or 8: red
- 4 or 9: green
- 5 or 0: blue
Knowing this, when do you think this Victorian queen bee brooch was made in the 19th century?
Click here to get to this Victorian queen bee brooch.
Worker bees live only 6 to 8 weeks, but a queen bee can live up to 5 years! Beekeepers, wanting to track the age of their queens, developed an internationally followed code. They mark the back of the queen with a specific colour to indicate the year she was marked. For years ending in:
- 1 or 6: white or gray
- 2 or 7: yellow
- 3 or 8: red
- 4 or 9: green
- 5 or 0: blue
Knowing this, when do you think this Victorian queen bee brooch was made in the 19th century?
Click the picture to get to this Victorian queen bee brooch.