| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : B31(AM)B31(AM) |
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/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 |
| ABR : | Foundation Arista Bee Research |
| ADK : | Achiel Dhooge (BE) |
| AMTB (AM): | Ameland Island matingstation |
| DBL : | Dirk Blanken (NL) |
| DGF : | Didier Geuten (BE) |
| FF : | Klaus Fehrenbach (DE) |
| GV : | Gosse van der Velde (NL) |
| IC : | Christine & Ivan Curić |
| JPN : | Apihappy Apiculture, |
| KK : | Josef Koller (DE) |
| MAK : | Martin Klein (NL) |
| MKN : | Foundation Buckfast Marken (NL) |
| PM : | Pierre Marin (BE) |
| RL : | Renaud Lavend'Homme (BE) |
| ROG : | Robin Gosliga (NL) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
| WF : | Wietze Faber (NL) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| Ca: | carpatica |
| Li: | ligurica |
| O: | (EL) monticola Elgon |
| S: | sahariensis |
| V: | VSH purpose |
| Z: | armenian |
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| Importation mode |
| ilv : | Grafted larvae imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| aml : | Ameland island (NL – Friesland) |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| hbff : | Fehrenbach mountain (DE) |
| imak : | Instrumental insemination (NL) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| mmkk : | Moonlight mating (DE) |
| mrk : | Marken peninsula (NL) |
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