| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : melliferaDrmelliferaDr |
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/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 |
| AMTB (AM): | Ameland Island matingstation |
| AS : | Alfred & Sabine Schrüfer (DE) |
| CS : | Christian Salau (DE) |
| IA (IAR): | Ingvar Arvidsson (SE) |
|
| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| Msw: | mellifera, Swedish |
| O: | (EL) monticola Elgon |
|
| Importation mode |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| aml : | Ameland island (NL – Friesland) |
| inas : | Instrumental insemination (DE) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| luro : | Lurö (on lake Vänern, SE) |
|