Author Topic: What type of bee is this queen? (Read 4524 times)

Mklangelo · « **on:** May 01, 2007, 08:29:24 pm »

It's a bit blurry I have a camera that's not too good for macro. Is it a Carny?

Understudy · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2007, 09:13:35 pm »

Honeybee :lol:

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Mklangelo · « **Reply #2 on:** May 01, 2007, 09:38:18 pm »

Quote from: Understudy on May 01, 2007, 09:13:35 pm

Honeybee :lol:

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pdmattox · « **Reply #3 on:** May 01, 2007, 10:55:04 pm »

I vote russian because I had one and she was dark like her.

sandhya · « **Reply #4 on:** May 01, 2007, 10:56:58 pm »

wow...I have one in my wild hive and she is very light.....any ideas? She is not dark at all and is pale in comparison. The hive is gentle, so I wasnt thinking African...but she could be a very distant relative of one of my swarmed colonies....any thoughts? :?

Mklangelo · « **Reply #5 on:** May 01, 2007, 11:31:30 pm »

Quote from: pdmattox on May 01, 2007, 10:55:04 pm

I vote russian because I had one and she was dark like her.

The funny thing is, of my three hives, this particular queen is the only one I can find every time. In the other two hives, all I see is brood today. So in two of three hives, the queen was present and laying on Saturday.

Could it be a really dark Carniolan?

Mklangelo · « **Reply #6 on:** May 01, 2007, 11:38:28 pm »

Quote from: sandhya on May 01, 2007, 10:56:58 pm

wow...I have one in my wild hive and she is very light.....any ideas? She is not dark at all and is pale in comparison. The hive is gentle, so I wasnt thinking African...but she could be a very distant relative of one of my swarmed colonies....any thoughts? :?

Carniolans are considered more gentle by some keepers, at least by the one that recommended I start with them... As I understand, coloration isn't the best way to judge, but that queen is so dark...

Kirk-o · « **Reply #7 on:** May 01, 2007, 11:57:42 pm »

All my bees are captured swarms of from Arizona Dee Lusby.I have one queen that is black one queen is Redish Brown and the rest are golden.I have a bunch of Mutts
kirko

Mklangelo · « **Reply #8 on:** May 02, 2007, 12:04:55 am »

Quote from: Kirk-o on May 01, 2007, 11:57:42 pm

All my bees are captured swarms of from Arizona Dee Lusby.I have one queen that is black one queen is Redish Brown and the rest are golden.I have a bunch of Mutts
kirko

I did a quick search and I found that the Carniolan queens are very dark.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carniolan_honeybee

Brian D. Bray · « **Reply #9 on:** May 02, 2007, 12:36:28 am »

The packages I got with NWC had dark queens like that, I was a little surprized I almost thought I had been give black german queens but the bees were way too tame for that. Also the MH queen was dark but not black and the Italian queen was golden. I understand that Russians queens tend to run to black also. The causcasian queens I had, once upon a time, were more gray in color.

sandhya · « **Reply #10 on:** May 02, 2007, 04:52:51 am »

I guess mine is a mutt too. Probably an Italian Anglo mix breed...shes really gold.

Mici · « **Reply #11 on:** May 02, 2007, 09:57:40 am »

queens appearence has little to do with her daughters, at least i noticed so. whenever i see a queen i see her because she's so light, and i have all Carnis. i'm gonna check my bees today, hopefully i'll take a few pics, i'll try to get the queens.

Cindi · « **Reply #12 on:** May 02, 2007, 11:11:47 am »

Mkangelo. Nice picture. I would say without a doubt that she is Carniolan. Mine looks like her too. Have a wonderful day, great life, great health wishes for all. Cindi

Mici · « **Reply #13 on:** May 02, 2007, 03:34:57 pm »

here ya go, a 100% (maybe a little less) pure Carni queen

Finsky · « **Reply #14 on:** May 02, 2007, 03:45:13 pm »

Quote from: Mici on May 02, 2007, 03:34:57 pm

here ya go, a 100% (maybe a little less) pure Carni queen

Splended pic trom carnis. It is difficult to find that kind of pic from internet.

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Mklangelo · « **Reply #15 on:** May 02, 2007, 05:18:16 pm »

Quote from: Mici on May 02, 2007, 03:34:57 pm

here ya go, a 100% (maybe a little less) pure Carni queen

Nice picture. My next camera will have to have some macro abilities

Mici · « **Reply #16 on:** May 02, 2007, 06:25:40 pm »

i took at least a dozen of pics, she just wouldn't cooperate, hehe. this one seems the best, at least to me. anyway, what i wanted to say is that, look the queen is almost yellow! yet, she is indeed a pure Carni and her daughters don't resemble her one bit!

Cindi · « **Reply #17 on:** May 03, 2007, 10:32:35 am »

Mici, ain't she a beauty!!! Beautiful picture. Have a wonderful day, great life, great health wishes to everyone. Cindi

limyw · « **Reply #18 on:** May 03, 2007, 11:06:45 am »

It is a carniolan. Beside has darker color, carniolan has also longer but thinner abdoman as compared to Italian. It is true that carniolan is more gently. Be careful they are good swarmer too.

ctsoth · « **Reply #19 on:** May 03, 2007, 03:31:24 pm »

I have two carniolan, and 2 italian queens. I can not tell the difference by looking at them, they are both very dark like the queen you have. From what I know about other insect species, and Tarantulas, judging a species by color physical appearance is spotty at best.

I honestly think that the queens we have may be a bit of both :p [italian and carniolan, or whatever... Since I know mine are not instrumentally inseminated, that is no way to concretely guarantee the race of queen and offspring.]