| Color code and Abbreviations |
| Queens without information : |
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, Aunt-Nephews, are F1 this is a real Mendelian F1 cross. |
| Breeders |
| (-) (BA): | Brother Adam †1996 (Karl Kehrle Foundation) |
| AK (AKS): | Ansgar Kristian Stigen (NO) |
| AT : | Anstein Thunheim †2011 (NO) |
| EK : | Erhard Krösche (DE) |
| GV : | Gunnar Vågsnes (NO) |
| HK (HKN): | Harald Knutsen (NO) |
| KB : | Keld Brandstrup (DK) |
| NBK : | Nils-Berthel Kvinge (NO) |
| OØ (OO): | Ola Østbø (NO) |
| SV : | Simon Venemyr (NO) |
| UG : | Ulf Gröhn † 27.01.2012 (SE) |
| ZS : | Zygmunt Stasiewicz (NO) |
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| Races — Do use them |
| A: | anatolica |
| B: | buckfast |
| S: | sahariensis |
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| Importation mode |
| ilv : | Grafted larvae imported |
| ivq : | Virgin queen imported |
| Mating Places, etc |
| frfj : | Frafjord (NO) |
| ins : | Instrumental insemination |
| moi : | Moi (Setesdal, NO) |
| nex : | Nekselø island (DK) |
| nmrk : | Butleren (NO) |
| rdtg : | Rødtangen (NO) |
| slvg : | Solvang (NO) |
| sndg : | Sandungen (NO) |
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