A.m.carnica. Main breed distributed world-wide. Originates from Alpes to Balkan region.
Main population. Includes Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Italy, France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Ukraine.
Further populations: Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Poland, Lithuania.
Bee images © Fred Zautke and LIB, with the support of Małgorzata Bieńkowska, Fani Hatijna, Egoitz Galarza, Borce Pavlov, Thomas Galea, Maria Bouga, Raffaele Dall'Olio, Adriano Siceanu.