Wet damp whether bee type?

[Level 4]

If you lived in a wet (70" of rain a year) place, what type of bee would you run in your hives? No snow just wet and cool in the winter.Think Pacific Northwest.
Thanks Josh

[westernbeekeeper]

I'd do Carniolans. I am partial to them and their performance, especially with our -30F degree winters, and I do think they would do well for you.

[Level 4]

Much rain there?

[seyc]

How about try these guys.

http://www.wildernessbees.com

[johns bees]

HEY LEVEL4 I live in the pacific northwest western side of washington lots of rain. I run carniolan or a carni cross with the local drones
they do quite well they keep a smaller cluster through the winter and they eat less stores. and in the spring they build up real fast
wilderness bees have some very good queens with vsh traits that do well in a very wet environment

[AmericasBeekeeper]

Carniolan – Apis mellifera Carnica – good temper, calm on the combs, industry, orientation, hardiness, brood disease resistance, winter survival, thriftiness, minimal propolis, good on cold and wet days
Swarming, premature spring build-up, reluctance to enter supers, poor comb building, suspend brood rearing in pause of honey flow
Caucasian – Apis mellifera Caucasica – gentle, tongue-reach, stores food close to brood, stores on minimum comb, work cool and wet
Brace comb, propolis, susceptible to disease, late build-up, drifting, robbing, wet cappings
from http://americasbeekeeper.org/Honey_Bee_sub-species.htm

[Level 4]

Thanks guys. Carniolans are poor at drawing comb? Much more so than most others?
Thanks again, Level 4