| 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/or Drones have unknown exact origin : that makes unable to find their real status. |
| Breeders |
| AB (ABx): | André Bosseaux (BE) |
| AM : | Teeltstation Ameland Island mating station Marcel van der Meide & Geert van Eizenga (NL) |
| BG : | Gilbert Bast (DE) |
| KB : | Keld Brandstrup (DK) |
| MKK : | Pierre de Koning (NL) |
| ST : | Peter Stougård (DK) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| D: | cecropia macedonica |
| MG: | Margret's hive No 5 |
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| Importation mode |
| icl : | Eggs imported (colony exchange) |
| ieg : | Eggs imported (brood comb) |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| aml : | Ameland island (NL – Friesland) |
| mrk : | Marken peninsula (NL) |
| nat : | Free mated at random |
| nex : | Nekselø island (DK) |
| wlf : | ??? |
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