Q u e e n s o f t h e n a t i v e

Carniola bee.

C a r n i c a Q u e e n s b e e s .

MS Carnica Queens bees are the queens of native Carniolan honey bee from Slovenia with enviable results in progeny testing of bees.

FAMILY APIARY

Organic Apiary Metelko

Organic Apiary Metelko is a breeding ground for premium queen bees, which we market under our own brand MS Carnica Queens. Daughter queens, we have excellent results in progenic testing of bees, especially for calmness and honey yields.

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CARNICA QUEEN BEES

Production Carnica queen bees from Slovenia

Many people wonder why production Carnica queen bees from Slovenia are so special among other Carnica queen bees.

Slovenia is a part of the area where Apis mellifera Carnica originate, so we have an exceptional genetic diversity, which is reflected in a very compact brood pattern and in the good health of the colony. In fact, open/randomly mated, which are production Carnica queen bees from Slovenia, have a very high percentage of breed purity, as the whole surrounding area is populated only by the native bee, Apis mellifera carnica, and so beekeepers get a very good ¨purity¨ of Carnica queen bees for their money

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P r o d u c t i o n C a r n i c a q u e e n b e e s M S C a r n i c a Q u e e n s

Production queens are young queens bred in the current year and open mated (randomly mated). Dame is well known, but mated with naturally present drones, but we do not neglect this factor either.

The breeding apiary is located in the valley of the Sava river, where we try really hard to maintain the top genetics of drones of the Apis mellifera carnica subspecies. By using the latest knowledge of how queens and drones behave in nature in relation to our geographical specifics, we strive for better results.

Production MS Carnica Queens are available for purchase from mid-May to the end of July.

Features

  • Good orientation
  • Good honeycomb building
  • Low food consumption over winter
  • Good hygiene instinct

Selection based on

  • Calmness
  • High yields of honey
  • High number of bees
  • Rapid spring development
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Order your own Purebred Queen

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Purebred queen bees

Production queens are young queens bred in the current year and open mated (randomly mated).

Second year Production queen bees

Second year Production Queens are open mated, bred in the previous beekeeping season with known origin on the maternal side.

Did you know?

Learn some interesting facts about bees.

1

Man's relationship with the bee is at least 20 to 30 thousand years old.

2

In the 14th century, beehives made of boards, known as kranjiči, appeared in Slovenia

3

The worker bee larva increases its mass by 500 times after 5-6 days of life.

4

A queen bee can lay up to 2000-3000 eggs per day

5

The energy value of 1 kg of honey equals the energy value of 50 eggs

6

In summer, bees live from 14 to 40 days, during the winter the lifespan can even be more than 140 days

7

There can be up to 50,000 worker bees in a hive, with natural development

8

The queen bee can live up to 5 years

9

A bee colony uses at least 40 kg of pollen for its annual build-up