| 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 Drones are Aunt-Nephews : that would correspond by us to a Sister-Brothers crossing. |
| 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 |
| FL : | Florent Leg (FR) |
| JAF : | José Artus (BE) |
| JG : | Jos & Annette Guth (LU) |
| KB : | Keld Brandstrup (DK) |
| NG : | Christelle Aubouin & Nicolas Girard |
| PJ : | Paul Jungels (LU) |
| PS : | Poul Erik Sørensen †2012(57) (DK) |
| ST : | Peter Stougård (DK) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| C: | carniolian |
| Cc: | caucasica |
| D: | cecropia macedonica |
| P: | primorsky |
| S: | sahariensis |
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| Importation mode |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| alr : | Alrø island, Odder (DK) |
| ave : | Avernakø island (DK) |
| inng : | Instrumental insemination (FR) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| nex : | Nekselø island (DK) |
| oro : | Orø island (DK) |
| tun : | Tunø island (DK) |
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