| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queens without information : 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 Drones are Aunt-Nephews : that would correspond by us to a Sister-Brothers crossing. |
| 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 |
| AH : | Heike Aumeier (DE) |
| SNB (AM): | Stichting Nederlandse Buckfastbijenteelt |
| HSB : | Hans Schweinesbein (DE) |
| HST : | Stefan Holmer (DE) |
| MKK : | Pierre de Koning (NL) |
| MM : | Magnus Menges (DE) |
| MW : | Marcel Weilbold (AT) |
| NE : | Eugen Neuhauser (AT) |
| PJ : | Paul Jungels (LU) |
| RS : | Reiner & Sylvia Schwarz (DE) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| I: | meda (Iranian) |
| Ls: | sardinian |
| MG: | Margret's hive No 5 |
| NO: | N°62 |
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| Importation mode |
| ilv : | Grafted larvae imported |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| aml : | Ameland island (NL – Friesland) |
| att : | Attergau (AT) |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| hbg : | Hausberg mountain (DE) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| izdt : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| lthl : | Lautenthal (Harz, DE) |
| mrk : | Marken peninsula (NL) |
| nst : | Nest mountain (AT) |
| val : | Valors mountain (AT) |
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