| Color code and Abbreviations |
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. |
| Breeders |
| CS : | Christian Salau (DE) |
| MKK : | Pierre de Koning (NL) |
| MKN : | Foundation Buckfast Marken (NL) |
| MM : | Magnus Menges (DE) |
| PPL : | Patrick Planchon (BE) |
| RHP : | Rucher du Haut Pays, Philippe Lambert (BE) |
| TK : | Thomas Kodym (AT) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| D: | cecropia macedonica |
| GR: | Graaff-Reinet |
| S: | sahariensis |
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| Importation mode |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| ivq : | Unmated queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| hbg : | Hausberg mountain (DE) |
| iiac : | Instrumental insemination (BE) |
| intk : | Instrumental insemination (AT) |
| mrk : | Marken peninsula (NL) |
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