| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queens without information : B7(HBV) B793(BW) B??(BW) |
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 Drones result of a cross between two different lines : interesting to increase their resistance and qualities. |
| Breeders |
| BW (BWi): | Benedikt(Benno) Winnerlein (DE) |
| CS : | Christian Salau (DE) |
| HBV : | Hans & Benedikt Vennes (DE) |
| IK : | Imkerei Kober Thomas Kober (DE) |
| SP : | Peter Spieker (DE) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
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| Importation mode |
| iiq : | Inseminated queen imported |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| ilsh : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| lthl : | Lautenthal (Harz, DE) |
| odw : | Odenwald mountain (DE) |
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