| Breeders |
| ABK : | Axel & Diana Braband (DE) |
| AH : | Heike & Harald Aumeier (DE) |
| BB : | Imkerei Bernd Brix (DE) |
| EO : | Erik Österlund (SE) |
| FPK : | Friedrich & Philipp Konopa (DE) |
| HSB : | Hans Schweinesbein (DE) |
| JBH : | Johann Bordon & Jürgen Bauer (DE) |
| KK : | Josef Koller (DE) |
| LS : | Stefan Luff (DE) |
| RHO : | Dr. Ralf Höling (DE) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| B: | buckfast |
| GR: | Graaff-Reinet |
| O: | (EL) monticola Elgon |
| P: | primorsky |
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| Importation mode |
| ilv : | Grafted larvae imported |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| iby1 : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| inby : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| leyh : | Leyhörn (DE – Ostfriesland) |
| lthl : | Lautenthal (Harz, DE) |
| nat : | Free mated at random |
| wbg : | Weißberg-Rennsteig (DE) |
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