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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 



GLOSSARY 



FIGURES AT THE CLOSE OF A DEFINITION ItlFER TO PAGES OF TFIIS BOOK. 



Ahdomen of Bee.— The terminal division of the in- 

 sect, composed of a variable number of rings. 



Absconding Swarms.— One that from any unnatural 

 cause leaves its hive, 1. 



Adair Hive.See Hives. 



After Swarms.— Those issuing after the first swarm, 

 3. 



Alighting Board.— A board in front of the entrance 

 to a hive, on which the bees alight, 5. 



American Hive.— See Hives. 



Apiarian.— One who keeps bees. Apiarist prefera- 

 ble. 



Apiarist.— See p. 11. 



Apian/.— See p. 11. 



Apiculture.— The culture of bees. 



Apis (Latin). — The family to which bees belong. 



Aphides.— A kind of plant lice that emit a Liquid 

 sometimes gathered by bees, and called honev dew, 

 19. 



Artificial Comb— Comb Foundation, 19. 



Artificial Fertilization.— Impregnation of queens in 

 confinement, 19. 



Artificial Heat.— Warmth artificially produced, and 

 applied to bees, 20. 



Artificial Pasturage.— Plants and trees cultivated for 

 the honey they yield, 20. 



Artificial Pollen.— Rye meal or other substances fed 

 to bees as a substitute for natural pollen, 139. 



Artificial Swarm.— A colony made by the division of 

 one or more swarms, 21. 



Balling.— The manner in which bees cluster about a 

 strange queen, in attempting to sting her. 



Bee Bread.— See Pollen. 



Bee, Climbers.— Apparatus to assist one in climbing 

 bee-trees, 30. 



Bee Culture— The care of bees. 



Bee Dress.— A suit adapted to prevent stinging by 

 bees, 26. 



Bee Gum.— Term applied to that part of a tree or log 

 which is, or has been, occupied by wild bees. Ap- 

 plied by our friends in the South' to all kinds of 

 bee hives. 



Bee Hive.— A box or other receptacle made by man, 

 to be used as a home for the honey bee, and usual- 

 ly containing but one swarm. (See Bee Gum and 

 Skep.) 



Bee House.— A house for bee hives. Also applied to 

 the rude sheds seen about the country, where one 

 or more hives are crowded together. 



Bee Line.— The most direct route between two placi -s. 



Bee Moth.— A grey miller, % in. long, the larvae of 

 which feed upon and destroy combs, 31. 



Bet Plants.— Plants which are" valuable as honey pro- 

 ducers. 



Bees Wax. — See Wax. 



Bee Tree.— A tree occupied by a swarm of bees. 



Bell Glass.— A bell shaped glass used much in Eng- 

 land for surplus honey. 



Black Bees.— A species whose color varies from dark 

 brown to blaok. They are natives of Germany. 



Bottom Board.— The floor of a hive. 



Bote Hive.— See Hives. 



Box Honey.— Honey stored in boxes or sections. 



BHmstoning.— Fumigating with sulphur. See Fum- 

 igating, and Taking up Bees. 



Broad Frame.— A frame used for holding section 

 boxes. 



Brood.— When applied to bee culture, larva? in all 

 stages. Not applied to bees after emerging from 

 the cell, however young they may be, 34. 



Brood Comb.— Either worker or drone comb used for 

 breeding; usually applied to worker comb. 



i Brood Nest.— The space inside the hive, occupied by 

 eggs and brood, extending in all directions from 

 the center. 



Brood Hearing.— Raising bees, 34. 



Candied Honey.— Honey that has solidified, 40. 



Capped Brood.- See Sealed Brood. 



Capped Honey.— Honey in cells that are sealed with 

 wax. 



Cappinas or Caps.— The covering of brood or hrmey 

 in cells. 



Ceil.— A hexagonal depository for honey, and apart- 

 ment for brood rearing, made by honey bees of 

 wax; two sizes. See Honey Comb and Wax. 



Chaff Hive.— A hive having double walls filled with 

 chaff at all seasons, 94. 



Chrysalis.— State of Brood in transition from larva? to 

 a fully developed bee. Termed also pupa and 

 nymph. 



Closed End Frame.— See Hives. 



Closed Top Frame.— See Hives. 



Clustering. — Manner in which numbers of bees cling 

 together. 



Colony.— A stock or swarm of bees, consisting prin- 

 cipally of worker bees; but has, when perfect, one 

 queen and an indefinite number of drones. 



Comb.— See Honey. 



Comb Basket.— A tin receptacle, with handles and a 

 close fitting cover, for containing combs, or carry- 

 ing them from place to place, 43. 



Comb Foundation (Abbreviated, fdn.)— Thin sheets 

 of wax, which have been passed between the two 

 rollers of a fdn. machine, having the shape of the 

 bottoms of cells with their edges partially raised. 

 An artificial fdn. or partition upon which bees 

 build comb, 44. 



Comb Foundation Machine.— A machine consisting 

 principally of two metallic rollers engraved with 

 such accuracy that thin sheets of wax passed be- 

 tween them will have the form of the bottoms of 

 cells, 44. 



Comb Holder.— An apparatus which may be attached 

 to the outside of a hive to hold a frame of comb. 



Comb Honey.— Honey which has not been removed 

 from the comb. 



( 'omb Guide.— Genei-ally a wooden edge, or a strip of 

 comb or fdn., in the top of a frame or box, on 

 which comb is to be built. 



Cushion.— A case or bag filled with some soft and 

 porous substance, as chaff, for covering brood 

 frames on top or side. 



Cyprian Bees.— From the Island of Cyprus. They dif- 

 fer but little from the Italian. 



Davis' Transposition Process.— See Grafted Cells. 



Decoy Hive.— One placed in position to attract ab- 

 sconding swarms. 



Dividing. — Separating a colony into two or more, by 

 removal of combs or bees, or both, 55. 



Division Board. — A board, of the same length and 

 height of the inside of hive, used for contracting 

 the size of apartment. 



Dollar Queen.— Fertile queen, that has been laying 

 less than 21 dayg, and reared from pure Italian 

 mother, 159. 



Drone.— A male bee larger than the worker, useful 

 for nothing except filling the sexual office, 56. 



Drone Brood.— Brood in drone cells, (see Cells) from 

 which drones are hatched. 



Drone Egg.— One that is unimprcgnated, laid by a 

 virgin queen, or fertile queen, or fertile worker. 



Drumming Bees.— Driving from hive, by pounding 



on the outside, 212. 

 Dysentery.— A disastrous disease affectingbees in the 

 spring; cause, cure, &c, 60. 



