Apian Help7 articles in this section
- What to fill in on a queen recordThe record opens from the “Queen” section of a hive card, or from “Bees” → “Queens”. Its sections are:
- What queen statuses meanYou choose these in the “Queen Status” field:
- Breeds and traits: what they affectThe breed is picked from a list — Carniolan, Buckfast, Carpathian, local, Italian, Central Russian, Caucasian and others. Each one comes with a short descr
- Queen marking and the colour code by yearUnder “Marking”, choose the marker colour — “White”, “Yellow”, “Red”, “Green”, “Blue” or “No marker” — and fill in the “Number on marker”. The colour shows
- How to introduce a queen to a colony and how to remove herIntroducing her. On the hive card, under “Queen”, tap “Attach queen” and either pick an existing queen or create a new one. If the hive has no colony in it
- Where to see a queen’s history and lineageThe queen's record has a “Queen history” section — the events for her: introductions, status changes, removals. With nothing recorded yet it says “No event
- How to print a queen recordTwo documents print from a queen's record: the “Queen Journal” — her details, traits and events — and the “Queen pedigree” — her family tree.