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GLOSSARY 



Danzenbaker Hive. A small 

 hive with frames 7J^ x 17 

 inches. It was very popu- 

 lar for a time but is going 

 out of use. 



Decoy Hive. A hive placed in 

 a favorable situation for the 

 purpose of attracting stray 

 swarms. 



Dividing. Separating a colony 

 into t%vo or more parts for the 

 purpose of making increase. 



Divisible Hive. A shallow 

 hive. See Heddon Hive. 



Division-board. A board made 

 of light material, the same 

 size as a frame, which hangs 

 in some hives the same as a 

 frame. The idea was that 

 by first removing the divi- 

 sion board extra room would 

 be available tor manipu- 

 lating the frames. The device 

 is unpractical and has been 

 discarded by most bee- 

 keepers. See Dummy. 



Drifting. When bees are taken 

 from the cellar in' spring they 

 often become confused when 

 taking their first flight, and 

 large numbers drift to the 

 strong colonies, thus leav- 

 ing others greatly weakened. 

 The tendency to desert their 

 own hives for those of 

 stronger colonies in early 

 spring. 



Drone. The male bee. 



Drone-brood. Young male 

 bees in the larval stage. 



Drone-comb. Honeycomb 

 with cells averaging about 

 eighteen to the square inch. 

 Comb in which young drones 

 are reared. See Comb. 



Drone-layer. An imperfectly 

 fertilized or unfertilized 

 queen. One whose offspring 

 are all males. 



Drone-trap. A trap made of 

 perforated zinc or wire 

 placed at the entrance of 

 the hive. The worker bees 

 pass through the perfora- 

 tions but the drones, being 

 larger, are caught. 



Drumming. In transferring 

 bees from boxes or unsatis- 

 factory hives, the exit of the 

 bees is often hastened by 

 drumming or pounding on 

 the sides of the old hive. 



Dummy. A division board 

 made like a frame, excepting 

 that it fits tight at both ends. 

 It is used in the Dadant hive 

 in place of a comb for the pur- 

 pose of contracting the size of 

 the hive for wintering or for 

 encouraging weak colonies. 



Dzierzon Theory. The theory 

 of parthenogenesis; that an 

 unfertilized or un mated 

 queen can still lay eggs which 

 will produce male offspring. 



Eight-frame Hives. The Lang- 

 stroth hive of small size 

 holding only eight instead 

 of ten frames. 



Entrance Block. Small blocks 

 of wood used for reducing 

 the size of the entrance to 

 prevent robbing or reduce 

 the exposure to the weather. 



Entrance Guards. Sheets of 

 perforated zinc placed across 

 the entrance to prevent the 

 escape of the queen when a 

 swarm issues. 



