Carniolan bees

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Alexandra
Experience
Hobbyist
Well at least photos of them exist 🤷😂 I've spent months trying to find a Carniolan breeder to buy a nuc from that doesn't want 500 bucks for it 😭😂 any suggestions would be appreciated, I still want to try them out in central Otago 👋 👍 😃
 
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Hamilton
Experience
Hobbyist
Well at least photos of them exist 🤷😂 I've spent months trying to find a Carniolan breeder to buy a nuc from that doesn't want 500 bucks for it 😭😂 any suggestions would be appreciated, I still want to try them out in central Otago 👋 👍 😃

You can get queens from this trade me add


Or you can get queens from them
 
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Waikouaiti
Experience
Semi Commercial
Try Otto hyink in Dunedin. I get carnie cells of him. Once u go black u don’t go back. There is a lot of myths about carnies ie aggrsive behaviour and swarming. The only difference I notice compared to Italians is the queens are harder to find and they winter down in smaller clusters hence consuming less stores. They are perfect for south Islang conditions
 
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Hamilton
Experience
Hobbyist
Currently the Carniolans are doing better for me than the Italians. I am in Hamilton. Both lines are not pure bred though. Queens are Carniolan and Italian which are open mated. I only keep a few hives now a days as a hobby, so not a big sample size.
 
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Alexandra
Experience
Hobbyist
Try Otto hyink in Dunedin. I get carnie cells of him. Once u go black u don’t go back. There is a lot of myths about carnies ie aggrsive behaviour and swarming. The only difference I notice compared to Italians is the queens are harder to find and they winter down in smaller clusters hence consuming less stores. They are perfect for south Islang conditions
Ok, I'll try to locate him.thank you. I've been cautioned by a few people using them in the united states commercially that carnies are swarm prone but that's an ideal trait for splits too which is what I need to do, since I'm starting from scratch again 😂 I couldn't believe how much trouble finding someone breeding them down here I had, thanks so much for giving me a lead, I really appreciate it.
 


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