Queen Bee Marking Pen (Range of colours)

Queen Bee Marking Pen (Range of colours)

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This high-quality marker pen is water based providing a safe, versatile method to mark your queen bees.
Marking your queen bee helps you identify and find her when searching through thousands of bees.
The markers provide strong coverage and rich colour.
It is easy to use
Durable and long life.

Recommendations

Capture the queen bee in a Queen Bee Catcher or cage. We personally recommend using the "One Handed Queen Bee Catcher". Ensure the queen bee is not crushed, hurt or injured and that you can easily access the thorax (on her back behind her head) of the bee.
When ready to use, first initiating colour flow through the nib by writing on some cardboard.
Once colour is flowing well, lightly place a single dot of colour on her thorax.
Keep the queen bee in the cage/catcher for 3 minutes allowing the colour to dry. Once complete, release her back into the frames of the hive.

Year Marking Colours
Some beekeepers use colour codes to mark their queens based on the year they are hatched.
In fact, there is an international colour code for bees. This allows you to tell the age of any a marked queen.

Year ending: Colour
5 or 0 Blue
6 or 1 White
7 or 2 Yellow
8 or 3 Red
9 or 4 Green
For example, if you re-queened a queen in 2021 - you would put a white dot on her thorax.

Please note your delivery will be a random colour unless you purchase a range of marker pens. If may request a specific colour then please let us know but we cannot guarantee this colour will be available, if this the case a substitute colour will be substituted.

Shipping Details

Delivery varies by location, size and weight, please see the expected timeframe to receive your product below:

Metro: 1-4 business days
Regional: 1-6 business days

No delivery to PO Box addresses or Parcel Lockers for order greater than 10kg or greater that 0.25 cubic meters.

If you are unavailable at the time of delivery re-delivery fees may apply.

Change of Mind Returns:

We want you to love your product so if you are not completely satisfied with your purchase let us know.

Most products come with a 30 day change of mind policy. If at any time within the first 30 days from purchase date you are not completely satisfied with your order, please contact us via your MyDeal Account for return approval. Once received, inspected and agreed, we will facilitate an agreed resolution.

Please note we accept returns under the following conditions:

Postage is paid by the customer
Please contact us to arrange for delivery details within 7 days of receipt to request your closest return shipping address.
The product must be returned in the original packaging, accessories included.
We may accept returns of item however must be in good condition, as new and is not used, worn, or opened and has all original packaging and tags in-tact (including any package seals (if any) being unbroken). In addition, the product needs to be in a resalable condition and not damaged in any way; and returned within 30 days of delivery with receipt or proof of purchase. You must arrange and pay for the items to be returned to us within 30 days of receipt.
We do not accept responsibility for return items until they reach our warehouse, so we strongly recommend using tracking and/or insurance for the delivery.
Original receipt is required.
In most cases a restocking fee of 25% will be charged. We cannot accept returns on hazardous materials.
Please note a change of mind returns are not accepted for any beekeeping hardware, pollen, beeswax, and honey-based products due to Australian Bio-hazards reasons.

Warranty Claims:

Most of our products are supported by a 12 month warranty. This warranty covers all manufacturer faults with the product. Some of our products may have a different warranty period, please check the product description for this. Should an issue arise with your order, please contact us via your MyDeal Account to raise a warranty claim.