| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queen without information : AS258(BG)GX29(RW) AS258(BG) |
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. |
| Queen and Drones result of a cross between two different lines : interesting to increase their resistance and qualities. |
| Breeders |
| AMTB (AM): | Ameland Island matingstation |
| BG : | Gilbert Bast (DE) |
| CS : | Christian Salau (DE) |
| DS : | Daniel Schuster (LU) |
| EvG : | Evert van Ginkel (NL) |
| FF : | Klaus Fehrenbach (DE) |
| GV (GdV): | Gosse van der Velde (NL) |
| JtB : | Jans ter Bork (NL) |
| KB : | Keld Brandstrup (DK) |
| MKK : | Pierre de Koning (NL) |
| MM : | Magnus Menges (DE) |
| ST : | Peter Stougård (DK) |
| TR : | Thomas Rueppel (DE) |
| vdB : | Johann & Iris van den Bongard (DE) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| Ca: | carpatica |
| GR: | Graaff-Reinet |
| I: | meda (Iranian) |
| L: | ligustica |
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| Importation mode |
| ilv : | Grafted larvae imported |
| imq : | Laying queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| alr : | Alrø island, Odder (DK) |
| aml : | Ameland island (NL – Friesland) |
| bal : | Baltrum island (DE) |
| hbff : | Fehrenbach mountain (DE) |
| mmeb : | Moonlight mating (DE) |
| mrk : | Marken peninsula (NL) |
| nat : | Free mated at random |
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