| 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 |
| AB (ABx): | André Bosseaux (BE) |
| AM : | Teeltstation Ameland Island mating station Marcel van der Meide & Geert van Eizenga (NL) |
| CD : | Carsten Dalbøl (DK) |
| CW (CWa): | Christian Wagner (LU) |
| HA1 : | HA turkish breeder 1 (TR) |
| KHJ : | Hans-Joachim Kreutzer (DE) |
| PN : | Horst Preissl & Johannes Neuburger (AT) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| D: | cecropia macedonica |
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| Importation mode |
| ieg : | Eggs imported (brood comb) |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| ivq : | Virgin queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| aml : | Ameland island (NL – Friesland) |
| hbpn : | Preissl–Neuburger mountain (AT) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| lang : | Langø island (DK) |
| mrk : | Marken peninsula (NL) |
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