| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : B31(AM)B31(AM) |
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 |
| AMTB (AM): | Ameland Island matingstation |
| CS : | Christian Salau (DE) |
| DBL : | Dirk Blanken (NL) |
| FF : | Klaus Fehrenbach (DE) |
| GV : | Gosse van der Velde (NL) |
| KK : | Josef Koller (DE) |
| PS : | Poul Erik Sørensen †2012(57) (DK) |
| ROG : | Robin Gosliga (NL) |
| RS : | Reiner Schwarz (DE) |
| WF : | Wietze Faber (NL) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| Ca: | carpatica |
| Li: | ligurica |
| O: | (EL) monticola Elgon |
| Z: | armenian |
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| Mating Places, etc |
| aml : | Ameland island (NL – Friesland) |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| hbff : | Fehrenbach mountain (DE) |
| hbg : | Hausberg mountain (DE) |
| mmkk : | Moonlight mating (DE) |
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