| 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/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 |
| JBB : | Jürgen Brauße (DE) |
| MS (MSB): | Martin Singer (DE) |
| SK (SKR): | Sebastian Kromer (DE) |
| SS (SSC): | Sabine Schulte (DE) |
| THB : | Torsten Heidenreich (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| B: | buckfast |
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| Importation mode |
| ilv : | Grafted larvae imported |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| ivq : | Virgin queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| hmjb : | Homogenized semen insemination |
| injb : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
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