GLOSSARY. 



Abdomen— The third or last part of bee's body, p. 54, 65. 



Absconding Swarm— Swarm that has separated from cluster and is going 

 to its new home, p. 305. 



Adulteration — Making impure, as mixing glucose with honey, p. 175. 



After-Swarms— Swarms that issue within a few days after the first swarms, 

 p. 168. 



Air-Tubes — Tracheae ; Lungs of insects, p. 86. 



Albino— Usually applied to animals with no pigment in skin, hair, etc. In 

 bee-culture it refers to a variety of Italians with white rings, p. 55. 



Alighting-Board — Board in front of entrance, on which bees alight as th»y 

 return to their hives, p. 214. 



American Hive — Langstroth hive with frames one foot square. 



Antennae — Horn-like organs of insects, p. 70. 



Antenna Cleaner^Organ on anterior leg of bees, wasps, etc., to dust an- 

 tennae, p. 148. 



Apiarian — Adjective, as apiarian implements ; incorrectly used as a noun 

 for apiarist. 



Apiarist — One who keeps bees. 



Apiary— Place where bees are kept, including bees and all. 



Apiculture— Art of bee-keeping. 



Apidas — Family of bees, p. 38. 



Aphis— Plant-lice, p. 390. 



Apis — Genus of the honey-bee, p. 44. 



Arthropada— Branch or phylum of insects, p. 31. 



Artlculata — Old name for branch containing insects, p. 31. 



Artificial Fecundation or Impregnation — Fecundation in confinement (?). 



Artificial Heat, Swarms, Pasturage, etc. — Furnished by man ; not natural. 



Atavism — Inheriting from a remote ancestor. 



Balling of Queen— Bees gathering snugly about the queen in form of a 

 sphere, p. 312. 



Bar-Hives— Hives with bars across the top to which the combs are at- 

 tached, p. 210. 



Barren — Sterile: not able to produce eggs or young, p. 118. 



Bees — Insects of the Family Apidae, p. 38. 



Bee-Bird or Bee-Martin — A fly-catcher that captures bees, p. 508. 



Bee-Bread — The albuminous food of bees, usuaUy pollen, p. 186. 



Bee-Culture — Keeping bees. 



Bee-Dress — Special suit worn by apiarist while working with bees, p. 345. 



Bee-Escape— Device for clearing upper story of hive or section-case of 

 bees, pp. 330, 341, 469. 



Bee-Glue— Propolis, p. 190. 



