GLOSSARY 



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Pupa. The third stage in the 

 transformation of an insect. 

 The period during which 

 the young bee is sealed up 

 within the cell and receives 

 no food. 



Quahking. The sound made 

 by a young queen before she 

 emerges from the cell. See 

 Piping. 



Queen. The mother-bee. A 

 sexually developed female 

 honeybee. 



Queen-cage. A small cage for 

 the purpose of confining 

 queen bees. 



Queen-cell. The cell in which 

 the young queen is reared. 

 It is larger than other cells 

 and of a different shape, 

 resembling a peanut. 



Queen Clipping. The wings of 

 the queen are often clipped 

 to prevent her escaping 

 with a swarm. 



Queen-excluder. See Excluder. 



Queen Failing. A queen which 

 is no longer capable of lay- 

 ing the usual number of eggs. 

 An old queen. 



Queen Introduction. The in- 

 troduction of a queen bee to 

 a strange colony. A strange 

 queen will seldom be accept- 

 ed. See Balling Queens, 



Queenless. A condition where 

 no queen is present in a hive. 



Queen-trap. A trap for the 

 purpose of preventing the 

 escape of a queen with a 

 swarm. See Drone-trap, 

 Queenright. The normal con- 

 dition of a colony with a 

 laying queen present. 

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Quinby Hive. The original 

 large hive with deep frame, 

 183^x11^. inches in size. 



Requeening. The replacing of 

 one queen with another. 

 Beekeepers make a practice 

 of requeening at intervals 

 to insure good stock. 



Ripe Cell. A queen-cell con- 

 taining a young queen ready 

 to emerge. 



Ripe Honey. Honey that has 

 been left in the care of the 

 bees until the moisture is 

 evaporated and it is of a 

 sufficient density to keep 

 indefinitely without spoiling. 



Robbing. The taking of the 

 honey from one colony of 

 bees by bees from other 

 hives. 



Royal Jelly. A thick, white 

 paste fed by the bees to the 

 young. It is given in special 

 abundance to young queens. 



Sacbrood. A mild disease 

 attacking the larvae. It 

 somewhat resembles foul- 

 brood, but is not as malig- 

 nant. It often disappears of 

 itself without special treat- 

 ment. Pickled brood. 



Sections. Small containers 

 made of wood of the right 

 size to hold one pound of 

 comb honey when com- 

 pletely filled. 



Sealed Brood. Brood which 

 has been sealed over. Young 

 bees in the pupal stage of 

 transformation. 



Separator. A thin sheet of 

 wood or other material used 



