The Carniolan bee is known for its great gentleness and balanced behavior. The queen shows moderate egg-laying, but with a rapid brood nest expansion at the start of the reproductive cycle. It forms strong colonies during the productive season and significantly smaller ones in autumn and winter.

-It has excellent honey-gathering ability, especially in cold climates, showing surprising performance even with small colonies.

-It displays very good hygienic behavior.

-The queen is black and of good size.

-The workers are black with grayish stripes on the abdomen.

-It stores abundant winter reserves, so it does not require supplemental feeding.

-It shows no swarming tendencies, making beekeeping management easier.