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Ludger Merkens
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DE-42399 - Wuppertal
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– Buckfast Breeder Nr …

 
B43(ME) =   .15 –  P65(ME) mmme B62(ME)    [6 dr.c.] :   .13 – P156(JG) ivq × bal B47(MKK)    [22 dr.c.] : (P)  
(5q.)   .12 – P218(PJ) icl × ins A313(PJ)    [4 dr.c.] :   .10 – P135(PJ) ins B213H(PJ)    [9 dr.c.] :    etc… 
Eggs imported (brood comb), Matthias Engel (DE).
 
B21(BK) =  imq .16 – B21(BK) lthl B19(BB)    [33 dr.c.] :   .13 – B21(BK) nst B1008(NE)    [some dr.c.] : (B)  
(8q.)   .12 – B21(BK) val B136(NE)    [some dr.c.] :   .09 – B21(BK) lthl B20(TR) 
  (no more data)
Virgin queen imported, Bruno Kirsch (DE), bred by Peter Spiess (DE).
 
B3(HB) =   .15 – B5(MM) icl × aml B151(KK)    [25 dr.c.] :   .13 – B12(MKK) ieg × bal B47(MKK)    [22 dr.c.] : (A)  
(5q.)   .11 – ST114 ieg × alr SS324    [14 dr.c.] :   .09 – ST348 alr KB080    [14 dr.c.] :    etc… 
Eggs imported (brood comb) from Heiner Buschausen (DE) by the way of Niels Dietrich (DE).
 
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– VSH purpose Breeder Nr …

 
LB1(ME)1dr =   .16 – LB4(JHI) ins LB22(ME)    [one drone] :   .14 – Basic local bee × seems Varroa tolerant 
  (colonie six years without treatment, his bees open cells and put varroa out.)
(3q.) Eggs imported (brood comb), Matthias Engel (DE).
 
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– Just inseminated Breeder Nr …

 
LB4(LM)1dr =   .17 – LB1(ME)1dr ilv × ins V973(PJ)1dr    [one drone] :   .16 – LB4(JHI) ins LB22(ME)    [one drone] :  
(6q.)   .14 – Basic local bee × seems Varroa tolerant      (colonie six years without treatment, his bees open cells and put varroa out.)
 
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– Drones, Havixbeck (DE), instrumental insemination Georg Macha (26.05.2017) , supplied by daughters  of  ...

 
V973(PJ)1dr =   .15 – V95(PJ)1dr ins V154H(RL)    [one drone] :   .14 – V992(PJ) ins V964(PJ)    [one drone] : (P)  
    .12 –  V961(PJ) ins capVSH-2A    :   .12 –  P214(PJ) ins × isp capVSH-1B    :    etc… 
Supplied drones by 6 sister colonies, bred by Stefan Luff (DE).
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– Drones, Friedrichskoog peninsula mating station (DE) , supplied by daughters  of  ...

 
B144(HST) =  itq .14 – B63(HST) hbg B101(CHP)    [20 dr.c.] :  imq .13 – B63(TR) hbg B235(PJ)    [18 dr.c.] : (Li)  
   imq .12 – B137(TR) bal B72(TR)    [24 dr.c.] :   .11 – B55(TR) bal GR109(TR)    [24 dr.c.] :    etc… 
Supplied drones by 50 sister colonies from 60, bred by Buckfast Zuchtgemeinschaft Friedrichskoog (DE). (special characteristics : click above etc…)
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– Drones, Lautenthal protected mating place (Harz, DE) , supplied by daughters  of  ...

 
B24(CS) =   .12 – GR23(TR) icl × lthl B34(CS)    [28 dr.c.] :   .09 – GR22(TR) bal B78(TR)    [21 dr.c.] : (GR)  
    .08 –  GR51(TR) mrk B10(TR)    [16 dr.c.] :   .07 – GR1(PN) bal B175(TR)    [19 dr.c.] :    etc… 
Supplied drones by some sister colonies, bred by Christian Salau (DE).
 
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  … used as below for one-drone insemination

× V973(PJ) : LB1(ME)1dr.3x, B43(ME).5x.
 

  … used as below

× * : used.
× B144(HST) : B03(HB).5x.
× B24(CS) : B21(BK).8x.
 

Evaluation of colonies

Breeder Birth PedigreeEval. Vitality of Temper Swarm. Ferti- Crop Over­win- Building Varroa HYG+ Tester
number year of queen year bees brood of bees tend­ency lity Early Summ. tering Combs Propol. num­ber VSH+ after 24 h code
B43(ME) 15 P65(ME) × B62(ME) 2016 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 - - - - ME
LB4(LM)1dr 17 LB1(ME)1dr × V973(PJ)1dr 2017 - - - - - - - - - - - 95 % - not treated ME
V973(PJ)1dr 15 V95(PJ)1dr × V154H(RL) 2015 - - - - - - - - - - - 75 % - not treated PJ
”””   ” 2016 4 4 6 - 4 - - 6 6 6 6 75 % - not treated
tested in mini		 LS
mode: evpj
Evaluation scale:   from 1 to 6.  1 = very bad.  3 = bad average.  4 = good average.
5 = great performance.  6 = optimum looked for in this feature. [  more ]
 
 

Color code and Abbreviations

Queen without information : B21(BK)
Queens from one strain, but mated by drones from another strain .
Their population and daughters (and drones of them) are F1 crossed.
Queen and Drones have the same ancestors: combination to increase or stabilize some characteristics
Queen and Drones result of a cross between two different lines : interesting to increase their resistance and qualities.
--- Breeders ---
BB:Imkerei Bernd Brix (DE)
BDK:Bob Danka (US)
BK:Bruno Kirsch (DE)
CHP:Christian Peter (DE)
CS:Christian Salau (DE)
HB:Heiner Buschausen (DE)
HST:Stefan Holmer (DE)
JG:Jos & Annette Guth (LU)
JHI:Jörg Hinnerks (DE)
JL:Juhani Lundén (FI)
KB:Keld Brandstrup (DK)
KK:Josef Koller (DE)
LM:Ludger Merkens (DE)
ME:Matthias Engel (DE)
MKK:Pierre de Koning (NL)
MM:Magnus Menges (DE)
NE:Eugen Neuhauser (AT)
PJ:Paul Jungels (LU)
PN:Horst Preissl &   Johannes Neuburger (AT)
RL:Renaud Lavend'Homme (BE)
SS:Svend Sejr (DK)
ST:Peter Stougård (DK)
TR:Thomas Rueppel (DE)
Ancestors
1× :B21(BK)
2× :Basic local bee
1× :Gr.R.mountain06Q
1× :Kangaroo98R
2× :PrimGreen00
1× :Sinop62R
Races — Do use them
A:anatolica
B:buckfast
C:carniolian
Ca:carpatica
GR:Graaff-Reinet
LB:German Local Bee, Frankenberg area
P:primorsky
V:VSH purpose
--- Importation mode ---
icl :Eggs imported (colony exchange)
ieg :Eggs imported (brood comb)
ilv :Grafted larvae imported
imq :Laying queen imported
isp :Drones sperm imported
itq :Tested queen imported
ivq :Virgin queen imported
--- Mating Places, etc ---
alr :Alrø island, Odder (DK)
aml :Ameland island (NL – Friesland)
bal :Baltrum island (DE)
hbg :Hausberg mountain (DE)
ibra :Instrumental insemination (LU)
iby1 :Instrumental insemination (DE)
ilcw :Instrumental insemination Luxembourg
inme :Instrumental insemination (DE)
lthl :Lautenthal (Harz, DE)
mmme :Moonlight mating (DE)
mrk :Marken peninsula (NL)
nst :Nest mountain (AT)
val :Valors mountain (AT)
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