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Definition of Carniolan bee
1. Noun. Greyish highly productive European honeybee that has a quiet disposition.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carniolan Bee
Literary usage of Carniolan bee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Practical Apiculture: Giving the Correct Meaning of Nearly by John Phin (1884)
"Carniolan bee. — A. race of bees found in the mountains of Southwestern Austria.
The workers are light grey, and are remarkable for the gentleness of their ..."
2. The Antananarvio Annual and Madagascar Magazine (1892)
"... and, like the Carniolan bee, which has been introduced into England from
south-western Austria, ..."
3. Report by New Hampshire Board of agriculture (1886)
"... the Syrian bee; the Cyprian bee; the yellow, Egyptian bee; the amiable,
Carniolan bee, of Africa; the superbly beautiful Dalmatian bee; ..."
4. Nature Study and Life by Clifton Fremont Hodge (1902)
"Carniolan bee, 239, 241. Carpenter ant, 416. Carpet beetle, 75-78, 76, 78, 484.
beetle, black, 78. beetle, remedies, 77. Carpocapsa pomonella, 181, 182. ..."