Carniola
noun
a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
Carniolan
-
a word derived from
Carniola.
Example Sentences
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To try to control the bees’ reproduction, the Nazis instructed beekeepers to bring their queens to mating stations where pedigreed Carniolan drones awaited them.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2023
If the measurements of more than two of 50 collected specimens deviate from Carniolan characteristics, the entire colony is flagged and, under the current law, the queen bees must be replaced.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2023
Now a retiree, Mr. Strmljan sees his dreams of passing down his Carniolan bees to his 9-year-old granddaughter endangered.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2023
While Götze was obsessed with keeping the Carniolan honey bees genetically distinct, the bees themselves were indifferent to the color of their mating partners.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2023
A Carniolan Queen You know that the bees get nectar from the flowers of various plants.
From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Charles William Burkett
