| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : IC8806B836(PJ) B621(PJ) VSHmix(JBB) |
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 |
| (-) (BA): | Brother Adam 1898-1996 † (Karl Kehrle Foundation) |
| AJ : | AJ ?? () |
| CS : | Christian Salau (DE) |
| FF : | Klaus Fehrenbach (DE) |
| HGS : | Hans-Georg Schell (DE) |
| IC (ICS): | Ingvar Carlsson (SE) |
| JBB : | Jürgen Brauße (DE) |
| KC : | Kjell Carlsson (SE) |
| KET : | Karl-Erik Tedblad (SE) |
| MAN : | Marat Nikitenko (BY) |
| MD : | Manfred Deichmann (DE) |
| MHG : | Mikhail Graschenko |
| PJ : | Paul Jungels (LU) |
| SK : | Skärva depot (SE) |
| SOL : | Igor & Sergei Soloviev |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
| UG : | Ulf Gröhn †2012 (SE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| MG: | Margret's hive No 5 |
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| Importation mode |
| iiq : | Inseminated queen imported |
| itq : | Tested queen imported |
| ivq : | Unmated queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| asp : | Aspö island (SE) |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| has : | Hasslö island (SE) |
| hog : | Hooge island (DE – Wattenmeer) |
| iahn : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| injb : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| inmn : | Instrumental insemination (BY) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| isol : | Instrumental insemination (BY) |
| lgn : | Langeneß island (DE – Wattenmeer) |
| lthl : | Lautenthal (Harz, DE) |
| run : | Runnö island (SE) |
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