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Queen Marking

The internationally agreed code for queenmarking is:-

GREY or WHITE for any year ending in 1 or 6

YELLOW for any year ending in 2 or 7

RED for any year ending in 3 or 8

GREEN for any year ending in 4 or 9

BLUE for any year ending in 5 or 0

The colour for 2010 therefore is BLUE

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Newcastle & District Beekeepers' Association is part of the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA), registered charity 212025, was founded in 1874 and today it represents, at national level, the interests of 20,000 amateur beekeeper members and the 3 billion honey bees they care for when pollination activity is at its peak.

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2012 Membership Subscription Form
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Next Evening Meeting

Tuesday 12 June 2012

Talk followed by open forum

7pm start, finishes 9pm

All welcome for chatting, advice, books, badges and a damn good time. Newbies and interested parties can come to 3 meetings for free. Library books available to collect/return.

Venue: Lecture Theatre, John Marley Centre, Muscott Grove, Newcastle NE15 6TT.

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