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The Carniolan honey bee is a subspecies of the Western honey bee, that has naturalised and adapted to the Kočevje (Gottschee) sub-region of Carniola , the southern part of the Austrian Alps, Dinarides region, southern Pannonian plain and the northern Balkans. These bees are known as Carniolans, or "Carnies" for short, in English.
Apis mellifera carnica, classified by Pollmann, 1879 (common name the Carniolan honey bee after the Carniola region of Slovenia), originating from the Carpathian Plain, it now dominates the central / western Balkans, Austria, Germany and much of western Poland - popular with beekeepers due to its extreme gentleness.
Breeders of Italian bees, as well as other honey bee subspecies, look for certain beneficial characteristics. Depending on the breeding goal, one or more of the following characteristics may be emphasized: Gentleness or excitability; Resistance to various diseases including tracheal mite and Varroa mite; Early spring buildup in population
The first honey bee subspecies imported were likely European dark bees. Later Italian bees, Carniolan honey bees and Caucasian bees were added. Western honey bees were also brought from the Primorsky Krai in Russia by Ukrainian settlers around the 1850s. These Russian honey bees that are similar to the Carniolan bee were imported into the U.S ...
Carniolan honey bee [75] Kranjska čebela, [5] kranjska sivka, [76] kranjica, [77] koroška čebela, karnika, noriška čebela, sivka [78] Apis mellifera carnica: Carniola [79] Around 12 500 beehives, 40 000 purebreed queens and 90 000 bee families in Slovenia [80] Carniolan bee has a status of a subspecies of honey bee. [5] It is also treated ...
The Central Association of Bee-Keepers (CABK) is an educational charity, registered in the UK, whose objective is to promote and further the craft of beekeeping. [22] The International Bee Research Association provides information on bee science and beekeeping worldwide. [23] The Eva Crane Trust advances the understanding of bees and beekeeping ...
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Africanized bee – a hybrid bee with characteristics unsuitable for beekeeping [1] Apiary – a yard where beehives are kept; Apicology – ecology of bees; Apiology – scientific study of bees; Apitherapy – a branch of alternative medicine that uses honey bee products including honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly and bee venom.