I lost all the Italians, so I have / HAD Carnys and new world carnys, and of course feral bees wich as Iddee said are likely mutts..
The Packages I just installed are "Italians" from Georgia... at least as much as anyone can claim their bees are of a pure breed.. I installed them as a bit of a larger test to compare them to the mutts and Carnys this winter.. I have not had good luck wintering them. The line is drawn in the sand now though...
I have ten nuc's of local mutts due to arrive anytime within the next week, and I have 5 VSH queens due to arrive on Tuesday I will use to do some splits...
Within two years, ALL the bees I have will revert to the "MUTT" status, minus the resistant queens I order each year to add genetics...
Why?
The original Italians were ordered, the local and feral mutt's I caught, cut out, or inherited, and the Carniolans, I bought from someone who was giving up beekeeping as established hives.
I have found that I like the local mutts... In adding resistant genetics to them, and raising my own queens, they will slowly transform into Americans.. like most of us who live in this country, they will be a mix of all races...
They seem to deal with the climate better, come through winter with less loss, start up in spring faster, and produce extra honey, even when the weather does not cooperate. We will see as time passes if they can also become mite resistant.