| Breeders |
| BB : | Imkerei Bernd Brix (DE) |
| GKT : | Gerhard Kottek (DE) |
| HGS : | Hans-Georg Schell (DE) |
| KK : | Josef Koller (DE) |
| LS : | Stefan Luff (DE) |
| ME : | Matthias Engel (DE) |
| MR : | Martin Rößner (DE) |
| PJ : | Paul Jungels (LU) |
| RHO : | Dr. Ralf Höling (DE) |
| RKR : | Wanderimkerei |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| LB: | German Local Bee, Frankenberg area |
| O: | (EL) monticola Elgon |
| V: | VSH purpose |
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| Importation mode |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| amm : | Ammergebirge station (DE) |
| hbg : | Hausberg mountain (DE) |
| inme : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| lthl : | Lautenthal (Harz, DE) |
| mmkk : | Moonlight mating (DE) |
| mmme : | Moonlight mating (DE) |
| mns : | Münsingen (DE) station |
| nat : | Free mated at random |
| rud : | Ruden island (DE – Baltic sea) |
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