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  • From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
  • To: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Non-serious question about hive naming...
  • Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:38:18 -0400

I started with 2 hives and originally called them #1 and #2 in my notes, but had trouble remembering which was which. So since they were painted different colors, I named them for the colors --- White Hive and Green Hive. I kept that up for a while, adding Tan Hive, Blue Hive and Yellow Hive. But then I began mixing leftover paint for my boxes, and I don't know how to spell fuchsia or mauve.

Now I try to name new ones based on the foundational queen line. For example I had a Minnesota Hygienic queen that I raised queens from; her daughter-line hives have been named Melissa, Melanie, Melinda, etc. The Blue Hive has daughter-line hives named Barbee, BeeBee, Bambi, etc. Last year I added some Carniolan queens from Ohio; their lines are Oprah, Ophelia, Opel, etc. I use a sharpie to write the names on the back of the bottom board. A daughter-queen (from supercedure or swarming) keeps the same name on the box, but a new line in an old box means that I change the name on the box. This may not be very "professional" but it works well for me.

I've heard of folks who use city names (Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville etc.); that gives you lots of possibilities too. You could name daughter-hives for suburbs, for example the daughters of Raleigh could be Cary, Knightdale, etc.

Randall

On 3/28/2012 6:37 PM, Kitty Cunningham wrote:
I have named mine Rosamund and Elinore for Italian queens. Rosamund is in
the hive on the right and Elinore is on the left.
;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Blair Christian
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:23 PM
To: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [ocba] Non-serious question about hive naming...

So I noticed a lot of people named their hives because it's easier to
keep track of them. I just got a 2nd hive (swarm) and I'm about to
get a third (package).

In my original hive I had a supercedure at some time, so I considered
that a "forced abdication" of the throne and decided to call her QE2
(and to therefore label her brood boxes as Buckingham palace). I
thought it was funny anyway, even if it's not quite historically
accurate.

Anybody have any good popstar/celebrity/politician names they like?
When I get a Georgia package I'm going to have to name it Peach or
Peaches, though...
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