Hi Greengage
I think the commercial beekeepers prefer Carniolans perhaps C4u might be the chap who can say for sure
I like carniolans they are good bees and generally well bred by the specialist breeders
These days they all cost too much so I raise my own near natives (of the EU) with the help of quality drones from the people who buy their queens in bulk lol!
Most places it really wouldn't matter Much if you spent loads on pure bred Queens because they would be hybridised in subsequent generations whether they were Amm Buckfast Carnie or Italian
In fact you might have more success with Carnies if the local drone pool is bias in that direction not sure if that would be the case? because the bees like to interbreed
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