Brian Ames wrote:
>We already have them and they are called Russian bees (regional variation
of the Carniolan). 

Far Eastern bees are originated mostly from European bees. True Russian bees
are relative to dark bees from North Europe (Apis mellifera mellifera).
Ukrainian bees (Apis mellifera acervorum) most probably are transitional
form from Russian bees to Carnica. So cell size of Far Eastern bees should
be equal to European bees (~5.4 mm). 
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Viacheslav Sheveliov
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