GLOSSARY 



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Egyptian Bees. Yellow bees 

 native to the Nile Valley. 



Equalizing Brood. Taking 

 brood from strong colonies 

 to give to those which are 

 weaker for the purpose of 

 making all colonies equally 

 strong. 



Excluder. A contrivance made 

 of perforated zinc or wire 

 which prevents the queen 

 from passing into the supers. 

 The workers, being smaller, 

 readily go through the per- 

 forations. 



Extracted Honey. Honey re- 

 moved from the combs by 

 means of an extractor. 



Extracting Combs. Combs 

 from which the honey is 

 removed by means of an 

 extractor. 

 Extractor. A machine for re- 

 moving the honey from the 

 comb. It consists of wire 

 baskets which revolve within 

 a large can. After the combs 

 are uncapped they are placed 

 in the baskets and the cen- 

 trifugal motion throws the 

 honey against the side of 

 the can. It is drawn off by 

 a faucet at the bottom. 



Fanning Bees. In warm 

 weather a number of bees 

 may be seen at the entrance 

 of the hive, fanning with 

 their wings for the purpose 

 of creating air currents to 

 ventilate the hive. 



Fertile Workers. In queenless 

 colonies it often happens 

 that some of the worker 

 bees begin to lay. Their 



eggs are scattered about in a 

 very irregular manner. Be- 

 ing incapable of mating only 

 maleoff springresults, and the 

 colony is therefore doomed. 



Forage. The flowering plants 

 from which the bees gather 

 nectar. 



Foulbrood. Foulbrood is of 

 two forms, American and 

 European, named from the 

 countries where first recog- 

 nized. Both diseases attack 

 the young bees in the larval 

 stage and are very disas- 

 trous in neglected apiaries. 



Foundation. See Comb Foun- 

 dation. 



Frames. The containers in 

 which combs are built. The 

 invention of the frame made 

 beekeeping a commercial 

 possibility. Rev. L. L. 

 Langstroth of Ohio was the 

 first to devise a successful 

 frame for the beehive. 



GaUup Hive. A hive with 

 square frames 11 1^ inches 

 each way. It is no longer 

 generally used. 



German Bees. The common 

 bees of Europe, also called 

 Black Bees. They were the 

 first race introduced into 

 America and for many years 

 were the only race known 

 here. 



Grading Rules. Rules by 

 which honey is graded for 

 market. 



Goldens. Bright yellow Ital- 

 ian bees of a strain which 

 have been selected for their 

 bright color. 



