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GLOSSARY 



Nucleus. (Plural nuclei.) In 

 breaking up a strong colony 

 into several parts, one, two 

 or three frames of brood 

 with adhering bees are taken 

 away and placed in a sepa- 

 rate hive. Each division is 

 given a queen or ripe cell. 

 These are spoken of as one- 

 frame nuclei, two-frame 

 nuclei or three-frame nuclei, 

 as the case may be. 



Nurse Bees. The worker bees 

 which feed the larvae. The 

 newly emerged bees usually 

 render this service, while 

 older ones go to the fields. 



Observation Hive. A hive 

 with glass walls which per- 

 mit the beekeeper to observe 

 the actions of the bees. 



Ocelli. The simple eyes of the 

 bee, three in number and 

 situated between the promi- 

 nent compound eyes. 



Outapiary. An apiary situated 

 at a distance from the bee- 

 keeper's home. Commer- 

 cial beekeeping is usually 

 carried on by means of a 

 series of outapiaries two or 

 more miles apart. 



Outyard. The same as out- 

 apiary. 



Overstocking. The stocking of 

 a locality with more bees 

 than the forage present will 

 support profitably. 



Package Bees. Bees shipped 

 in packages without combs. 



Parent Colony. A colony from 

 which a swarm has issued. 



Parthenogenesis. The pro- 

 duction of offspring by an un- 

 fertilized or unmated female. 

 In thecaseof the bee, unmat- 

 ed queens and sometimes 

 workers, lay eggs which 

 produce drones. See Dzier- 

 zon Theory. 



Pickled Brood. A mild disease 

 attacking the larvae. Sac- 

 brood. 



Piping Queen. The notes 

 made by a young queen 

 usually very soon after 

 emerging from the cell and 

 often in response to similar 

 notes made by one not yet 

 out of the cell. The sound 

 made within the cell is 

 called quahking. 



Pollen. The fertilizing dust 

 grains of plants. This is used 

 by the bees as food for the 

 larvae. A reserve supply is 

 stored in the cells within the 

 hive. 



PoUen Basket. The cavity on 

 the hind leg of the worker 

 bee where she deposits pol- 

 len to be carried from the 

 field to the hive. 



Pound Packages. Packages 

 in which bees are shipped 

 without combs. These are 

 of various sizes from one 

 pound capacity upward. 



Prime Swarm. The first 

 swarm to issue from a colony. 

 See Afterswarm. 



Propolis. A gummy substance 

 or glue which the bees 

 gather to close up crevices 

 within the hive. 



P*unic Bees. See Tunisian 

 Bees. 



