Honeybee Pedigree Philippe Schellens (BE)


– Mellifera Irish (Eire) Breeder No

N616(PS)	=	imq .06 – DA16(MGC) nat DA16M(MGC)	:	.04 – A.mellifera × mellifera (Irish dark Galtee origin)

– Mellifera, Chimay-Valenciennes (B) Breeder No

N711(PG)	=	.07 – N468(HG) ins N428(HG)	:	.04 – N375(HG) nat Nxx04(VR)	:
(9)		.03 – N216(HG) nat Nxx03(VR)	:	.02 – N014(HG) nat Nxx02(VR)	: etc...


– Drones, Ransart (BE), instrumental insemination, Jürgen Brauße, supplied by daughters of ...
1st strain:

N428(HG)	=	.04 – N313(HG) nat Nxx04(VR)	:	.03 – N216(HG) nat Nxx03(VR)	:
(15q.- 74%)		.02 – N014(HG) nat Nxx02(VR)	:	.00 – N795(HG) ins N839(HG)	: etc...
Supplied drones by 3 sister colonies, bred by Reynald Marion (FR).
2d strain:

N561(HG)	=	.05 – N495(HG) ins N313(HG)	:	.04 – N375(HG) nat Nxx04(VR)	:
(13q.- 100%)		.03 – N216(HG) nat Nxx03(VR)	:	.02 – N014(HG) nat Nxx02(VR)	: etc...
Supplied drones by 6 sister colonies, bred by PGV & DGC.
3th strain:

N616(PS)	=	imq .06 – DA16(MGC) nat DA16M(MGC)	:	.04 – A.mellifera × mellifera (Irish dark Galtee origin)
(11q.- 82%)		Supplied drones by 3 sister colonies, bred by Rucher Ecole de Charleroi (BE).


... used as below
× N0428(HG)	:	N0616(PS).
× N0561(HG)	:	N0616(PS).
× N0616(PS)	:	N0711(PG).

Color code and Abbreviations

Free matings at random :Nxx04(VR) Nxx03(VR) Nxx02(VR)
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
-- Breeders ... HG: Hubert Guerriat (BE) MGC: Micheál Mac Giolla Coda (EI) PGV: Pierre Gailly (BE) PS: Philippe Schellens (BE)	-- Ancestors ... 2× : A.mellifera 3× : Line	-- Races — Do use them ... Mei: mellifera Irish (Eire) N: mellifera (black-brown) Nvr: mellifera, Chimay-Valenciennes (B)	-- Importation mode ... imq : Laying queen imported -- Mating Places, etc ... inhg : Instrumental insemination nat : Free mated at random