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The Carniolan bee is known for its calm character, stillness on the honeycomb, good orientation, and utilization of forest forage; its advantage lies in its rapid spring development, good cleaning instinct, disease resistance and frugality because it over-winters in colonies with a relatively low number of bees. Its disadvantage is a tendency to swarm. This is in fact primarily the result of the beekeeping method – in their work, the beekeepers are slow to keep up with the bees’ fast spring development and fail to expand the hive space in time.
This is in fact primarily the result of the beekeeping method – in their work, the beekeepers are slow to keep up with the bees’ fast spring development and fail to expand the hive space in time.
The German beekeepers have selectively bred Carnies for low swarming tendencies .
The problem with Carnies is , open mated queens (F2 hybrids) can throw up some anti social tendencies !
The UK is an over crowded group of islands , the last thing beekeepers need is adverse publicity from a largely urban population being attacked by stinging bees whilst strolling around the countryside .
VM
These islands are dominated by native type bees, fact.We all do selection for low swarming tendencies.
Same problem is with other races when you mix them. Gene for aggressiveness is dominant gene. Strict selection is the only solution.
Hi kaz , she's probably an F1 (First cross) , these are usually ok, It's the second and subsequent crosses that can become bees from hell !We have Carnis, and it's frankly a miracle I've managed to control them considering our problems. We've been lucky with requeening. She's a beginners dream!
Hi kaz , she's probably an F1 (First cross) , these are usually ok, It's the second and subsequent crosses that can become bees from hell !
VM
These islands are dominated by native type bees, fact.
Vm
I agree John,and lovely bees our native Buckfasts are.
I agree John,and lovely bees our native Buckfasts are.
Don't you wish they were also your native bees, like we have them in the UK.About Buckfast:
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