| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : B37(KS)B37(KS) |
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 |
| CS : | Christian Salau (DE) |
| KS : | Kurt Schweiger (DE) |
| MKK : | Pierre de Koning (NL) |
| PJ : | Paul Jungels (LU) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| I: | meda (Iranian) |
| MG: | Margret's hive No 5 |
| NO: | N°62 |
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| Mating Places, etc |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| lthl : | Lautenthal (Harz, DE) |
| mrk : | Marken peninsula (NL) |
| nat : | Free mated at random |
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