| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : B200(NE)MG58(AP) |
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 |
| BB : | Imkerei Bernd Brix (DE) |
| CS : | Christian Salau (DE) |
| KKI : | Konstantin Ivanovitch Kuznetsov |
| MKK : | Pierre de Koning (NL) |
| NE : | Eugen Neuhauser (AT) |
| PJ : | Paul Jungels (LU) |
| RKR : | Wanderimkerei |
| TP : | Peter Thießel (DE) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
| WP : | Roman Pientka |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| I: | meda (Iranian) |
| P: | primorsky |
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| Importation mode |
| ieg : | Eggs imported (brood comb) |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| lthl : | Lautenthal (Harz, DE) |
| mrk : | Marken peninsula (NL) |
| nst : | Nest mountain (AT) |
| oie : | Oie island (DE – Baltic sea) |
| rud : | Ruden island (DE – Baltic sea) |
| val : | Valors mountain (AT) |
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