| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : B76(MA)B76(MA) |
Queens from one strain, but mated by drones from another strain . Their population and daughters (and drones of them) are F1 crossed. |
| 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 |
| HSB : | Hans Schweinesbein (DE) |
| KK : | Josef Koller (DE) |
| MA : | Buckfastbiene Matthias Arndt (DE) |
| OOS : | Otto Ostrowski (DE) |
| SP : | Peter Spieker (DE) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| B: | buckfast |
| MG: | Margret's hive No 5 |
| O: | (EL) monticola Elgon |
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| Importation mode |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| ivq : | Virgin queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| hbg : | Hausberg mountain (DE) |
| leyh : | Leyhörn (DE – Ostfriesland) |
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