| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queens without information : |
Queen from one strain, but mated by drones from another strain . Her 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 Drones result of a cross between two different lines : interesting to increase their resistance and qualities. |
| Breeders |
| BA (BAb): | Buckfast Abbey Beekeeping dept (GB) |
| KB : | Keld Brandstrup (DK) |
| SPL : | Stasys Pliuskys (LT) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| B: | buckfast |
| E: | lamarckii (Egyptian) |
| L: | ligustica |
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| Importation mode |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| insp : | Instrumental insemination (LT) |
| kam : | Kaman (LT) |
| nex : | Nekselø island (DK) |
| oro : | Orø island (DK) |
| shr : | Sherberton (Dartmoor, GB) |
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