| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : Bmix16(OOS)Bmix16(OOS) |
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 |
| GKT : | Gerhard Kottek (DE) |
| KK : | Josef Koller (DE) |
| LS : | Stefan Luff (DE) |
| MA : | Buckfastbiene Matthias Arndt (DE) |
| PJ : | Paul Jungels (LU) |
| RHO : | Dr. Ralf Höling (DE) |
| RL : | Renaud Lavend'Homme (BE) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| B: | buckfast |
| JK: | John Kefuss selection |
| O: | (EL) monticola Elgon |
| V: | VSH purpose |
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| Importation mode |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| amm : | Ammergebirge station (DE) |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| hbg : | Hausberg mountain (DE) |
| inbw : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| mmkk : | Moonlight mating (DE) |
| sei : | Seibranz mating place (DE) |
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