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Good picture of the queen from a swarm we caught in June, any ideas?

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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.

 
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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.
 
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