🔵The Best Queen Marking Pen. (And How to Find Queens!)

Queen Marking Pen amzn.to/3LwxWio
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[@kamonreynolds]

Yellow Mpd-15 Queen Marking Pen amzn.to/3LwxWio (Amazon sometimes sells out) They can be ordered from the company here too - www.markingpendepot.com/paint-pens-low-cost.aspx

[@MikeMasseysr]

You should add to your Amazon list

[@guymcdonald8156]

Hard to find a 5-pack discount of queen colors. Do you have a link?

[@piggy59873]

just ordered from company. Cheaper than buying from Amazon. Amazon had them listed at $15.00 company sold them for $1.80 each. just go to company and click their colors chart. for the white lite blue lite green I use orange instead of red. yellow my total was around $10.00 I wanted expedite shipping. or shipping would have been free.

[@davidgiddens8895]

I just ordered a green pen for this year's color. Thanks again, Kamon Reynolds!

[@judicorbett9401]

When we first stated marking queens, we were doing them as soon as they were mated. We lost a bunch of them due to the stress. They do better, and less apt to fly away, after they are a few weeks post emergence.

[@bogtv2477]

This is my first year beekeeping...since april 1 when i installed my package I've marked my queen three times. Last wed. I marked her and did three coats of that paint marker. Just checked them today [Sunday} and they've cleaned it off of her again. So I'm ordering this pen and next time I get into the box, I will be marking her with these. Thanks for the video!

[@jfelty6262]

Kamon I too started using the same pens last year after seeing video. They do dry quick and stay put. I ordered these pens from Marking Pen Depot for $1.75 each. Ordered all the standard marking colors and a couple others to lower overall cost to cover minimum S&H charge. I wish I had ordered more as they are great for other tasks around the farm too.

[@houstonsheltonbees814]

Greg Burns gave me one. Seems like a good pen. Good job putting it out there for everyone 👍 thanks

[@TexasBeekeeper]

Yes sir. I have been using these too since Bob Binnie recommended them. Love them. Thanks for sharing

[@kevin_raney]

I've been pretty happy with these pens. Picked them up last year based on Bob's video. I like that there are additional colors, so I can mark them a different color. (Color rebel) Have had a little color rubbing off, but not near as bad as the catalog pens.

[@realeyesrealizerealies]

Thank you for the show and tell video! I've once marked a queen, similar size as the one in this vid, and as I moved her to my other hand she took OFF! Luckily I was able to slap her down a few times. My heart dropped. I ended up corralling her back in my hand and cage. Lesson learned!

[@ChrisFiggatt]

I bought some of these pens last year after seeing Bob's video with Chris. I definitely like them much better than the Posca pens.

[@hllcntryhrrcane6720]

Was just marking a queen this weekend and had her fly on me twice. Found her on 2 different hive lids and finally got her marked and back in the box. Shot up like a helicopter and thought she was a goner both times.

[@kamonreynolds]

Almost 2 heart attacks too!

[@kellyandsandy1904]

We always enjoy your KZbin videos.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thank you so much Kelly and Sandy! Happy Beekeeping!

[@richardgragg5092]

I use these pens and the micro is amazing!!

[@kathyhathaway8823]

Kamon thanks for the information on this pen . Ya the kind I use stayed. On a few months then came off so I will try these . Hope you are having a great season.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks you too!

[@daverowden-RowdyBeeFarms]

I so impressed how you keep up with so many hives. I am beating my brains out trying to keep up with small apiary of 24 hives. I find the queen only 30% of the time so getting them marked is a real challenge. I will buy one of these pens and see if the marking stays on. thanks for the video as always

[@beebob1279]

3:54 did I see red pollen in the cells? Holding queens is something beekeepers all do a little differently. I was taught by a pollinator to grab the queen by the wings and then with the other hand hold two legs. Now she's pinned and it's easy to mark. I have a tendency to shake with a queen in my fingers and I would be afraid I'd squish her with your method. I imagine if I learned to hold a queen your way (years ago) I'd be just fine with it.

[@donblock5293]

After reading through the comments, I noted one which sort of addressed the question I had regarding enamel paint. I'm just not too crazy about using a paint with solvent on my queens. So I did a small bit of research on it and noted the part about the MPD-X not being acceptable for marking. The MPD-X that I saw was the fine (1mm) tip. The MPD-15 is the medium, and if you go to the manufacturer's website, you will find some comments at the bottom of the page listing info on the pen in which they state it is bee-safe. You can order them one at a time or more. I went ahead and ordered the whole line worth. Thank you Kamon for this information. Best regards.

[@ronaldstilwell3464]

Same one that I use thanks to Bob Binnie. Been very happy with these. I mark and place right back on the frame.

[@jasonpowell4114]

Talking about queens flying off on you. My neighbor had a very small swarm on the front of his hive from a supersedure this fall, as I was digging in it I seen the old queen start to fly off, I then grabbed her out of thin air lol. I felt like superman lol. We put her in a two framer with the frame of bees with her, but she wouldn't lay anymore. Then we knew why they superseded. She was a commercial queen btw.

[@donbearden1953]

Thanks K&L for the video. I’ve quit making Queens because I’ve had too many issues while marking them. I’m just too old and too shaky..

[@shawncoleman8530]

Don't feel bad, I'm young and not shaky and still can't pull it off! 😂🎉

[@jfelty6262]

Please note the link Kamon provided below takes me to the MPD-X - not MPD-15 as indicated; per manufacturer the MPD-X is "NOT SAFE FOR BEES - SEE MPD-15 FOR APIARYUSE"

[@richardreid2059]

I really like the Sharpie oil base extra fine point. You have much more control with the smaller tip and the mark lasts much longer than Posca. Been using them 5 years with good results.

[@russellkoopman3004]

I had three white markers last year and put white dots on my knuckles. Posca was gone in a day and the others were on for almost a week before my skin wore off. There is a difference in markers for sure.

[@robertgrant6875]

Thank you I've been into it a little bit and your the first that answered me back so quickly

[@bogtv2477]

I just received my order of these pens and will be remarking the queen today. I have marked her three times already and they keep wiping the mark off. I think I purchased the wrong markers prior to starting my first year of beekeeping. Only think I'm kind of bummed out about right now is this year is Green and the MPD-15 green marker is a dark forest green and hah...well, Queen is getting marked for sure today but I'm not to thrilled that it isn't exactly a color that will be easily seen. lol. I may mark her a different color just because of that.

[@ETsBees]

Non toxic.. so I can have a snack while marking queens. That’s great!

[@Joseph-Colin-EXP]

You know you're a real beekeeper when you bare hand a queen. Savage. Now if I could FIND mine.....

[@seperego1]

I saw this pen also in Bob Binnie's video with Chris Werner. They work really well.

[@ricklaudermilk9400]

Hi Kamon Thank for Sharing I’m in northern Ky and this is my first year beekeeping Started out with two nocs and added them to one deep each added Second deep box they are doing good Looking forward to the next video

[@henrysbees]

What size marker tip works best?

[@BuildingATitan]

I've been looking through your videos for one that explains how to add a queen cell we've made into a hive without a queen. Could you please point me to any videos you may have created explaining this? Thank you for all the great information you share with us all!

[@kamonreynolds]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWbapKh_irqSg7c here we are adding cells to mating nucs!

[@BuildingATitan]

@@kamonreynolds Thank you!

[@texasfriendlybeekeepers8210]

yep the best!

[@mowchakagrofood1098]

I need one dozen queen Marker

[@jpthedelawarebeeman6239]

Hi Kamon, I have been using Competitive Advantage ( I suggest buying a 5 pack of different colors you can find them on Ebay or Amazon ) marking pens for the past few years now and agree with you that they dry fast and stay on for a long time. :) - - Sharpie water based would be my next choice - followed by Walmart brand ( they are cheap but I don't find they last long ). Posca's are good but expensive sorry just my opinion.

[@guymcdonald8156]

The 5 pack does not match all queen colors. You have a link?

[@jpthedelawarebeeman6239]

@@guymcdonald8156 you may be better off to get the 5 pack and add the colors that are missing separately. check ebay there is a 7 pack just add missing colors separately

[@markbooth8458]

I like the sharpie paint marker pens. They are oil based paint

[@StretchJED]

Thanks for the great video, and ROLL TIDE!!🐘🐘🐘

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

Same marking pen Better Bee sells .. I've got 3 yellow ones lined up on my table .. lost my white one already ..

[@robwildfieldhoney]

Just picked some up the other day. Can't wait to use them.

[@walnutfarmbees-brian]

I agree, competitive advantage and a similar brand are MUCH better than the posca pens

[@joef1990]

Great. I just bought a 4 pack of Posca pens a week ago...

[@BlanchardsBees]

I tried grabbing a queen with my fingers but it's soo hard! I also use a cheaper marking pen by Painters from elmers.

[@naveensaini300]

Love from India 👍👍👍

[@Woodys_Bees]

I'm using a yellow Milwaukee paint marker this year. We shall see...

[@LawsonsCreekApiary]

I got a little white paint on a queens eye last year and she never missed a beat, still going strong this year. I still didn’t like it

[@michaellavazza960]

The sharpie ones are WAY WAY better

[@timothyrothrock4173]

Sweet as honey

[@jasonpowell4114]

I accidentally bought the fine tip yellow Competitive Advantage this summer and both queens that I marked have turned from yellow to tan lol. Anyone else see this? Im going to buy the beekeepers pack next.

[@rayjohnson8329]

2 things if I may please. 1) why did you stop selling queens? It seems like a great income source? 2) where did you get that specific veil with the rubberband draw string? Thanks for the great vids as always. ROLL TIDE

[@anandansm9544]

Can normal white marker be used or acrylic paint?

[@alanjeffs-ep8lq]

Hi I was wondering if you could give me some information, I have a hive, about five weeks ago a single bee was going in and out the hive for about three days, it then didn't come back, but today a few more bees were going inside this was quickly followed by about 2 hundred going inside and flying around, this was late in the day, about five pm, they were all gone by around 9 pm, do you think they weren't interested, thank you , subscribed.

[@mse1333]

Hi Kamon, I noticed they sell fine and medium tip, your preference? Thanks for all the great videos.

[@mocarp1]

Watch to see if the fine point is solvent based. I bought some recently and I think the fine was not what you want for queen marking.

[@judicorbett9401]

The one he recommended is the medium. It is the 15.

[@kamonreynolds]

Hey MS E. I like the medium point Mpd-15

[@BackyardBeesNC]

Pasca paint disappears a week later. I give up trying to keep them marked.

[@robertgrant6875]

I'm trying to find where to get the marking pens from and I can't find them

[@dcsblessedbees]

I really like that you are breeding for longevity. As ya know I'm just a newb, but it seems many keepers are shooting themselves in the foot by not focusing on long term queen life span. Queens use to be viable for years, now most have been breed to burn out in a year or two, good for a seller, bad for the buyer in my book. You mentioned Carni and Russians like to run with cells sitting? My most my starting stock are carni and russian, ty for the nugget of knowledge. Been a keeper for 2 mo still not seen my moma-bee, just eggs+. Been practicing picking up drones now that my hive has boys, also bought 1 of those push up boxes and a pen though it appears the pen is a Posca TOTALLY not USA made.🤮 Have to see about getting 1 of those MPD-15.🥳 😇Bible says eat honey it is good for you, also says don't eat to much, it will make you sick.😇I do try to do what God says.😇Love me some honey.😇sorry got long again 🤠Ty for sharing your families time and all the advice, keep up the great work. Blessed Days...

[@georgetaylor9154]

the wild blue yonder 😂😂

[@Ovenmitt123]

POSCA pens, which are so highly recommended... are pretty bad. The best part for posca is if you do make a mistake and paint a sensitive area on the queen, the bees have an easier time correcting it. These enamel pens aren't as user friendly, and if you do make a mistake, the bees will not be as likely to walk it back and make it ok. I'd suggest buying a POSCA and practice with it first, then buy and enamel once you are confident in your methods.

[@spike2111982]

where can u find what colour for what year

[@henrysbees]

What size of pen tip works best?

[@judicorbett9401]

He suggested the medium, number 15

[@burleybeeyard]

Had one fly away the other day. Talk about a guy punch.

[@michaellavazza960]

Yeah it sucks! I usually put them way down on a frame

[@rupertmedford3901]

I’ve had that happen twice and both times the queen came back

[@LawsonsCreekApiary]

I was releasing a queen from a cage last week. She flew away, last I had eyes on her she was about 10 feet in the air. I waited a few minutes then pulled a frame and she was on it.

[@rupertmedford3901]

@@LawsonsCreekApiary so the queen that had never walked around in the box and never done orientation outside of it landed on the very frame that was going in the box? It's pretty awesome

[@LawsonsCreekApiary]

@@rupertmedford3901 yep, but she had been in there for 2 days, just confined to her cage. So maybe she knew the scent. I had 3 other hives and immediately closed the entrances on those so that there was no chance of her flying into one by mistake.

[@richardevans3084]

What i don’t like about the Posca Pens are that the tip is to wide ; a finer tip would work better: do these have finer tips?

[@LOCKBEARD]

What size point? There are multiple options. 1mm. 2mm. 3mm. Also Amazon search suuuuuuuuuucks. Anything less than the exact title of the yellow pen ad your link goes to.....& it won't show up in a search. All kinds of other pens do but only on Competitive Advantage pen show up when you search that brand. I feel like Amazon is purposely suppressing this brand. Anyways people, use the link. Also, should all Beeks use the same color each year?

[@judicorbett9401]

He states that it is the 15, that is a medium.