| 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/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 |
| FF : | Franz & Klaus Fehrenbach (DE) |
| GdB : | Gemeinschaft der Buckfastimker (DE) |
| HK : | Hermann Kleinfeldt (DE) |
| NE : | Eugen Neuhauser (AT) |
| PJ : | Paul Jungels (LU) |
| TP : | Peter Thießel (DE) |
| WP : | Wolfgang Pientka (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
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| Importation mode |
| ivq : | Virgin queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| hbff : | Fehrenbach mountain (DE) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| intp : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| lgn : | Langeneß island (DE – Wattenmeer) |
| oie : | Oie island (DE – Baltic sea) |
| rud : | Ruden island (DE – Baltic sea) |
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