| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queens without information : |
Queen from one strain, but mated by drones from another strain . Her 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 |
| AH : | Heike Aumeier (DE) |
| HST : | Stefan Holmer (DE) |
| KB : | Keld Brandstrup (DK) |
| NE : | Eugen Neuhauser (AT) |
| TB : | Tassilo Baumer (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| B: | buckfast |
| D: | cecropia macedonica |
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| Mating Places, etc |
| hbg : | Hausberg mountain (DE) |
| ibay : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| iby1 : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| nst : | Nest mountain (AT) |
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