| Color code and Abbreviations |
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, Aunt-Nephews, are F1 this is a real Mendelian F1 cross. |
| 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 |
| (-) (BA): | Brother Adam 1898-1996 † (Karl Kehrle Foundation) |
| EP (01): | Erik Petersen (DK) |
| KJ (02): | Knud Jørgensen (DK) |
| AMTB (AM): | Ameland Island matingstation |
| FF : | Klaus Fehrenbach (DE) |
| HR : | Hans Røy (DK) |
| KB : | Keld Brandstrup (DK) |
| KK : | Josef Koller (DE) |
| LS : | Stefan Luff (DE) |
| PS : | Poul Erik Sørensen †2012(57) (DK) |
| S- (SO): | Swedish original (SE) |
| ST : | Peter Stougård (DK) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| C: | carniolian |
| Ca: | carpatica |
| D: | cecropia macedonica |
| E: | lamarckii (Egyptian) |
| S: | sahariensis |
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| Importation mode |
| ieg : | Eggs imported (brood comb) |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| itq : | Tested queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| aml : | Ameland island (NL – Friesland) |
| asp : | Aspö island (SE) |
| hbg : | Hausberg mountain (DE) |
| iby1 : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| injk : | Instrumental insemination (GB) |
| nat : | Free mated at random |
| nex : | Nekselø island (DK) |
| rho : | Sondheim in der Rhön (DE) |
| shr : | Sherberton (Dartmoor, GB) |
| sjr : | Sejerø island (DK) |
| tun : | Tunø island (DK) |
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