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📆 AVAILABLE in April
Deposit ONLY 10%
15+ for £35 each
45+ for £30 each
100+ for £25
Carpathian Queen & Bee Characteristics
- Gentle & Easy to Work With – Very calm on the comb, making them ideal for beekeepers.
- Excellent Overwintering – Among the best bees for surviving cold climates.
- Early Spring Development – Rapid brood production that slows when forage is scarce.
- Strong Immunity – Naturally resilient and disease-resistant.
- Low Robbing Tendency – Less likely to steal honey from other colonies.
- Hardy Foragers – Active earlier in the morning, later in the evening, and on cold, wet days.
- Moderate Swarming Instinct – Less prone to swarming, with a natural queen replacement cycle (supersedure).
- Mild Propolis Production – Easier hive management.
- “Dry” Honey Sealing – Predominantly dry cappings with some mixed sealing.
- Strong Honey Producers – Can block the brood nest with honey in high-yield seasons, requiring hive management.
A productive, resilient, and beekeeper-friendly bee, well-suited for harsh climates and efficient honey production!
Carpathian Queen Bee
£25 each for Queen Bee orders over 100
The Carpathian honey bee (Apis mellifera carpatica) evolved in the unique pedo-climatic conditions of the Carpathian region, adapting to its diverse melliferous base. Romania’s temperate continental climate brings variable precipitation and significant seasonal temperature shifts, shaping this bee’s resilience.
From a taxonomic-ecological perspective, five key adaptive ecotypes exist, with some isolated populations maintaining their pure genetic traits:
- Southern Danubian Lowland
- Low Carpathian Hilly Land
- Transylvanian Plateau & Western Plain (including Banat)
- Moldavian Plateau
- Dobrogea Plateau (including the Danube Delta)
These bees thrive in fluctuating climates, making them a robust and adaptable choice for beekeepers in diverse environments.
