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Ludger Merkens
Hausfeld  26
DE-42399 - Wuppertal
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– Buckfast Breeder Nr …

 
B62(LM) =   .17 – B21(BK) ivq × lthl B24(CS)    [some dr.c.] :  imq .16 – B21(BK) lthl B19(BB)    [33 dr.c.] : (B)  
    .13 – B21(BK) nst B1008(NE)    [some dr.c.] :   .12 – B21(BK) val B136(NE)    [some dr.c.] :    etc… 
 
B6(CHM) =   .16 – B3(HB) ieg × bal B76(TR)    [20 dr.c.] :   .15 – B5(MM) icl × aml B151(KK)    [25 dr.c.] : (A)  
    .13 – B12(MKK) ieg × bal B47(MKK)    [22 dr.c.] :   .11 – ST114 ieg × alr SS324    [14 dr.c.] :    etc… 
Eggs imported (brood comb) from Christian Mueck (DE) by the way of Niels Dietrich (DE).
 
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– VSH purpose Breeder Nr …

 
LB4(LM)1dr =   .17 – LB1(ME)1dr ilv × ins V973(PJ)1dr    [one drone] :   .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.)
 
B18(ME)1dr =   .18 – B77(ME) ins LB36(ME)1dr    [one drone] :   .17 –  B50(ME)1dr amm VSHmix17-02(LS)1dr    [8 dr.c.] : (B)  
    .17 – B79(ME) ins V973(PJ)1dr    [one drone] :   .16 – B16(MN) ieg × hmjb PoolB2hom16(JBB)    [hom dr.c.] :    etc… 
Eggs imported (brood comb), Matthias Engel (DE).
 
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– Drones, Havixbeck (DE), instrumental insemination Georg Macha , supplied by daughters  of  ...

 
B147Vt(LS) =   .16 –  B14Vt(RHO) ilv × ins B74Vt(KK)    [2 dr.c.] :  imq .13 –  EL61(KK) hbg B235(PJ)    [18 dr.c.] : (O)  
    .11 – EL2(KK) hbg B108(CHP)    [22 dr.c.] :   .10 –  EL41(KK) hbg EL74(KK)    [22 dr.c.] :    etc… 
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– Drones, Ammergebirge mountain mating station (Bavaria, DE) , supplied by daughters  of  ...

 
B741Vt(LS)1dr =   .16 – B74Vt(KK) ilv × ins B14Vt(RHO)    [one drone] :   .14 – B56Vt(KK) mmkk EL41(KK)gpp    [7 dr.c.] : (P)  
    .12 – P521(KK) hbg B45(RS)    [5 dr.c.] :   .10 –  P62(KK) mmkk P44(KK)    [6 dr.c.] :    etc… 
Supplied drones by 21 sister colonies (VSH 88 %), bred by Stefan Luff (11x), Fritz Zieher (6x) & Martin Rößner (4x).
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– Drones, Annaburger Heide (DE) land mating station , supplied by daughters  of  ...

 
B469(LS) =   .15 – B48(MM) ilv × bal B69(TR)    [20 dr.c.] :  itq .13 – B12(MKK) ieg × bal B47(MKK)    [22 dr.c.] : (A)  
    .11 – ST114 ieg × alr SS324    [14 dr.c.] :   .09 – ST348 alr KB080    [14 dr.c.] :    etc… 
Supplied drones by 20 sister colonies, bred by Dietmar & Silvio Uhlemann (DE). (special characteristics : click above etc…)
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– Drones, Leyhörn natural park mating place (DE – Ostfriesland) , supplied by daughters  of  ...

 
B114(LS)1dr =   .17 – B35(LS) ins B14Vt(RHO)    [one drone] :   .15 – B375(LS) bal B69(TR)    [20 dr.c.] : (A)  
    .12 – B370(LS) hbg B7(HSB)    [20 dr.c.] :   .11 – B31(LS) ins A701(HSB)    [2 dr.c.] :    etc… 
Supplied drones by 7 sister colonies (88 % VSH), bred by Stefan Luff (4x) & Peter Spieker (3x).
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– Drones, Südharz protected land mating place (DE, Sachsen-Anhalt) , supplied by daughters  of  ...

 
B6(RKR) =   .15 – B43(RKR) nst A4(NE)    [10 dr.c.] :  imq .13 – B136(NE) nst B1008(NE)    [some dr.c.] :  
    .11 – B136(NE) val B100(NE)      (no more data)
Supplied drones by 28 sister colonies.
 
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  … used as below

× B147Vt(LS) : LB4(LM).
× B741Vt(LS)1dr : B62(LM), LB4(LM).
× B469(LS) : B6(CLM).
× B114(LS)1dr : B18(ME).
× B6(RKR) : B62(LM).
 

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
B6(CHM) 16 B3(HB) × B76(TR) 2017 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 - - - CHM
”””   ” 2018 5.5 5 6 6 4.5 - - - 4 5 - - - ND
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

Queens without information : B21(BK) A4(NE) B136(NE)
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/or Drones have unknown exact origin : that makes unable to find their real status.
Queen and Drones result of a cross between two different lines : interesting to increase their resistance and qualities.
--- Breeders ---
BB:Imkerei Bernd Brix (DE)
BK:Bruno Kirsch (DE)
CHM:Christian Mueck (DE)
CHP:Christian Peter (DE)
CS:Christian Salau (DE)
HB:Heiner Buschhausen
HSB:Hans Schweinesbein (DE)
JBB:Jürgen Brauße (DE)
JHI:Jörg Hinnerks (DE)
KB:Keld Brandstrup (DK)
KK:Josef Koller (DE)
LM:Ludger Merkens (DE)
LS:Stefan Luff (DE)
ME:Matthias Engel (DE)
MKK:Pierre de Koning (NL)
MM:Magnus Menges (DE)
MN:Manuel Naß (DE)
NE:Eugen Neuhauser (AT)
PJ:Paul Jungels (LU)
RHO:Ralf Höling (DE)
RKR:Wanderimkerei
RS:Reiner Schwarz (DE)
SS:Svend Sejr (DK)
ST:Peter Stougård (DK)
SW:Sebastian Winkler (DE)
TR:Thomas Rueppel (DE)
Ancestors
1× :B136(NE)
1× :B21(BK)
1× :Basic local bee
1× :Cankiri97Q
1× :PrimRed01
2× :Sinop62R
1× :not registered
1× :not registered Elgon queen
Races — Do use them
A:anatolica
B:buckfast
C:carniolian
Ca:carpatica
LB:German Local Bee, Frankenberg area
O:(EL) monticola Elgon
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
itq :Tested queen imported
ivq :Virgin queen imported
--- Mating Places, etc ---
alr :Alrø island, Odder (DK)
aml :Ameland island (NL – Friesland)
amm :Ammergebirge station (DE)
bal :Baltrum island (DE)
hbg :Hausberg mountain (DE)
hmjb :Homogenized semen insemination
iby1 :Instrumental insemination (DE)
ihxb :Instrumental insemination (DE)
ikog :Instrumental insemination (DE)
inme :Instrumental insemination (DE)
izdt :Instrumental insemination (DE)
lthl :Lautenthal (Harz, DE)
mmkk :Moonlight mating (DE)
nst :Nest mountain (AT)
rud :Ruden island (DE – Baltic sea)
val :Valors mountain (AT)
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