This queen looks completely different from the queens from Dadant's nucs. Any idea as to breed? She lays well and the hive is going strong so I think she is a keeper, just curious as to what she is.
I second. Unless queens come from isolated mating yards or from instrumentally inseminated breeders they are mutts. I have lots of mutts! We had Carniolan virgins inseminated with Italian drones 6 weeks ago. I already have daughters out of them we are calling them "Cartalians" LOL If the daughters and the breeders overwinter well and pass my standards I will be selling some Cartalians next year.
I'd bet dollars to doughnuts she's a brood laying Italian! Nothing beets a brood laying Italian...that's were the money is.
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