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GLOSSARY 



Grauulation of Honey. The 

 candying or sugaring of 

 honey. Most honeys will 

 candy when subjected to 

 frequent changes of temper- 

 ature. It can readily be 

 restored to the liquid state 

 by placing the container in 

 a tank of warm water or in 

 any warm place. Care must 

 be used not to overheat and 

 thus spoil the flavor. 



Green Honey. Honey which 

 has not been sufiiciently 

 ripened, and which still 

 contains a large percentage 

 of moisture. 



Gum. See Bee Gum. 



Heddon Hive. A very shallow 

 hive with frames 5% x IS^e 

 inches which created a great 

 deal of discussion at the time 

 of its introduction. It was also 

 known as a divisible brood- 

 chamber hive. 



Hoffman Frame. The stand- 

 ard Langstroth frame with 

 the addition of a self spacing 

 feature. The end bars of 

 the frame are cut wide 

 enough to insure proper 

 spacing at l^g i n c h e s from 

 center to center. A metal 

 spacer is sometimes used 

 in similar manner. 



Hivestand. The base on which 

 the beehive is placed. 



Holy Land Bees. The 

 native bees of Palestine, 

 also known as Syrians. They 

 are similar to Italians in 

 appearance but have whiter 

 fuzz rings on the abdomen. 



Honey. The evaporated nec- 

 tar of flowers, as stored in 

 wax cells by the honeybees. 



Honey-board. A board placed 

 between the hive-body and 

 the super. Sometimes an ex- 

 cluderis calleda honey-board, 

 and sometimes the board con- 

 taining the bee-escape is 

 designated by this term. 



Honeycomb. The assembled 

 waxen cells built by the bees 

 for the storage of honey. 

 See Comb. 



Honeydew. A sweet substance 

 produced by aphides. The 

 term is also applied to sweet 

 exudations of plants not the 

 product of true nectaries. 



Honeyflow. When nectar is 

 coming to the hives freely 

 from the fields, it is spoken of 

 as the honeyflow. The time 

 when honey is abundant. 



Honey-gate. The faucet by 

 which the honey is drawn 

 from the extractor. 



Honey-house. The building 

 at the apiary where honey 

 and beekeeping equipment 

 are stored, and which serves 

 as a workshop for the bee- 

 keeper. 



Honey-sac. The honeybag 

 or sac in which the bees 

 carry the nectar from the 

 field. It is also known as 

 honey-stomach. 



House-apiary. An apiary kept 

 entirely within a building 

 erected for the purpose. The 

 bees find their way to the 

 outside through entrances 

 through the wall from each 

 hive. 



