| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : {plus N46(ME)}{plus N46(ME)} |
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/or Drones have unknown exact origin : that makes unable to find their real status. |
| Only breeder |
| ME : | Matthias Engel (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| B: | buckfast |
| N: | mellifera (black-brown) |
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| Importation mode |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| nat : | Free mated at random |
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