| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : VSHmix(JBB)VSHmix(JBB) |
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, 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 |
| .. : | Not known! () |
| CS : | Christian Salau (DE) |
| JBB : | Jürgen Brauße (DE) |
| ME : | Matthias Engel (DE) |
| MN : | Manuel Naß (DE) |
| PJ : | Paul Jungels (LU) |
| SW : | Sebastian Winkler (DE) |
| THK : | Thomas Künzel (DE) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
| WP : | Roman Pientka |
| YOB : | Jörg Obergfell (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| B: | buckfast |
| V: | VSH purpose |
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| Importation mode |
| ieg : | Eggs imported (brood comb) |
| Mating Places, etc |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| hmjb : | Homogenized semen insemination |
| ihxb : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| ikog : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| lthl : | Lautenthal (Harz, DE) |
| rud : | Ruden island (DE – Baltic sea) |
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