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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

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

Indeed, color alone is not a foolproof way to identify a Carniolan, according to scientists.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2023

He recalled how his father had placed him in charge of his first Carniolan colony when he was 8.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2023

The collection of Carniolan ballads by Achazel and Korytko, which appeared in 1839, we have not yet seen.

From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Robinson, Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob