| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : Bmix14(VJ)Bmix14(VJ) |
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 |
| DB : | Bioland Imkerei Bio-Biene Diana & Detlev Biel (DE) |
| HA1 : | HA turkish breeder 1 (TR) |
| HGS : | Hans-Georg Schell (DE) |
| IC : | Christine & Ivan Curić |
| JL : | Juhani Lundén (FI) |
| PJ : | Paul Jungels (LU) |
| PN : | Horst Preissl & Johannes Neuburger (AT) |
| RSC : | Rolf Schülbe (DE) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| I: | meda (Iranian) |
| MG: | Margret's hive No 5 |
| P: | primorsky |
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| Importation mode |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| ivq : | Virgin queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| frkg : | Friedrichskoog mating place (DE) |
| hbpn : | Preissl–Neuburger mountain (AT) |
| hzbg : | Henzebierg breeding station (LU) |
| ibra : | Instrumental insemination (LU) |
| inpj : | Instrumental insemination (LU) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| lgn : | Langeneß island (DE – Wattenmeer) |
| mrk : | Marken peninsula (NL) |
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