Are some breed of bees slower than others?

[Algonam]

This is a langstoff 10 frame that I supered last week. It was originally a 5 frame nuc that I bought 6 weeks ago. The bees were supposed to have overwintered as a nuc and were supposed to be very strong when received this Spring. The nuc didn't look like a gummed up bee hive where the bees had overwintered together, rather, it looked like they had only been put into nuc boxes a few days to a couple of weeks prior to me picking them up. Right away, I was concerned that I wasn't getting what I was paying for. They were supposed to be Carnoleans but they don't have the same colourings as the Carnoleans I received from a different breeder last year. Now I am wondering what I got. Today I noticed these bees weren't moving around that hive as fast as the other hives with last years Carnoleans. They have drawn out close to half of the 10 frames within the last 7 days though.....
Questions:
Is it normal to see the different speed of activity in different hives?
Could these be a different breed of bees?
Are some Carnoleans darker than others? (last years' are honey colour, this years' are much more brown)
Do some breeds move quicker around hives than others?

I am trying to understand what I am seeing!
If the bees could only talk!!!

[Joe D]

I think there is differences in breeds, there are also differences in hives.  There are different traits that the different breeds are suppost to have.  If they have drawn out half a box in a week depending on size of box may not be that bad.  Good luck with your bees.



Joe

[Bee-Bop]

Since You say you have other hives, I am sure you have noticed each one is different.

As far as breeds, Your Queen may or may not be a full blooded Carnolean [ artifically insermenated ? ]

Also as you know { if not artifically insermenated } Your queen would/could have bred to 10 - 12 drone mutts from the neighborhood.

Some researchers say the drone sperum mixes in the the Queens body, some say it don't.
Which ever, Your Queens eggs, each could be fertilized by the same drone for a period, then a different drone.

Color ??

Bee-Bop

[Finski]

Is it normal to see the different speed of activity in different hives?
Could these be a different breed of bees?

It is very normal.

Different breed? yes and no. Depends what is going on there. It is beekeeping skill when you understand diffrencies.