| Breeding licence | none | |
| Breeder | Code | DE-2-737 |
| Surname | Tobias Merz | |
| Place of residence | Sonnefeld-Hassenberg | |
| Association | Landesverband Bayerischer Imker e.V. | |
| country | Deutschland | |
| Examiner | Code | DE-2-732 |
| Surname | Axel Fandrich | |
| Place of residence | Weitramsdorf | |
| Association | Landesverband Bayerischer Imker e.V. | |
| country | Deutschland | |
| Apiary | 1 | |
| Performance test year | 2025 | |
| State | Performance test complete | |
| population | Carnica - Hauptpopulation | |
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Generation
Other queens on the apiary DE-2-732-1-2025
Breeding values of full sibs
Breeding values of maternal half sibs
Breeding values of paternal half sibs
| of the queen: 7.4 | of the workers: 7.5 |
State from 15.2.2026
| Breeding value | Reliability | Weighting in % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey yield | 114 | 0.45 | 15 |
| Defensive behavior | 90 | 0.56 | 15 |
| Steadiness on comb | 90 | 0.56 | 15 |
| Swarming drive | 101 | 0.47 | 15 |
| Varroa | 95 | 0.48 | 40 |
| Total breeding value | 97 | -- | |
| Performance index | 98 | 0.45 | |
| rate of opened cells | 94 | 0.48 | |
| Varroa infestation development | 97 | 0.42 | |
| Colony strength | 111 | 0.42 | |
| Development in Spring | 108 | 0.44 | |
| Robustness in winter | 109 | 0.37 | |
| Chalkbrood | 102 | 0.23 | |
| Chronic Bee Paralysis | 101 | 0.22 | |
| Nosemosis | 95 | 0.11 | |
| SMR | (90) | 0.25 | |
| Recapping | (96) | 0.29 | |
| Recapping of infested cells | (94) | 0.24 | |
| Breeding value | Reliability | Weighting in % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey yield | 120 | 0.33 | 15 |
| Defensive behavior | 85 | 0.42 | 15 |
| Steadiness on comb | 86 | 0.41 | 15 |
| Swarming drive | 103 | 0.35 | 15 |
| Varroa | 93 | 0.36 | 40 |
| Total breeding value | 96 | -- | |
| Performance index | 98 | 0.33 | |
| rate of opened cells | 91 | 0.36 | |
| Varroa infestation development | 95 | 0.31 | |
| Colony strength | 107 | 0.31 | |
| Development in Spring | 107 | 0.32 | |
| Robustness in winter | 110 | 0.25 | |
| Chalkbrood | 104 | 0.11 | |
| Chronic Bee Paralysis | 102 | 0.15 | |
| Nosemosis | 91 | 0.06 | |
| SMR | (87) | 0.17 | |
| Recapping | (100) | 0.21 | |
| Recapping of infested cells | (94) | 0.14 | |
| Descendants as 2a | Descendants as 4a |
|---|---|
| none | none |
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