Our friends at Holy Cross Monastery in the wilds of WV have a bee-keeping business that includes selling queen bees, which I now know is a thing. They mark the queens by painting the sign of the Cross on their thoraxes, as you can see here.
Our friends at Holy Cross Monastery in the wilds of WV have a bee-keeping business that includes selling queen bees, which I now know is a thing. They mark the queens by painting the sign of the Cross on their thoraxes, as you can see here.