| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : EO521 |
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 result of a cross between two different lines : interesting to increase their resistance and qualities. |
| Breeders |
| BW (BWi): | Benedikt(Benno) Winnerlein (DE) |
| CLM : | Charles-Louis Maudoux (BE) |
| FF : | Franz & Klaus Fehrenbach (DE) |
| IK : | Imkerei Kober Thomas Kober (DE) |
| JPD : | Jean-Paul Demonceau (BE) |
| PJ : | Paul Jungels (LU) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
| WP : | Wolfgang Pientka (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| B: | buckfast |
| O: | (EL) monticola Elgon |
| T: | macedonica Athos |
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| Importation mode |
| imc : | Mature queen cell imported |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| hbg : | Hausberg mountain (DE) |
| ilsh : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| incl : | ??? |
| irjb : | Instrumental insemination (BE) |
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