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英文蜂学术语解释
英文蜂学术语解释
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Acarine
Acarineisamitethateffectsthebreathingofabee.Itismorelikelytooccurinweakercolonies.Oneoftheeasiestmethodsoftreatmentisbyusingsmoke-stripswhichmaybepurchasedfrombeekeepingsuppliers.Treatmentshouldbegiveninearlysummer,priortothehoneyflow.
ACROSOME
Caplikeprocessatthedistalendofthespermthatreleasesproteinsandenzymesthatpermitthespermnucleustoentertheeggcytoplasm.
AmericanFoulBrood
THISISANOTABLEDISEASE.AmericanFoulBroodiscausedbyasporeanditisresistanttodisinfectants,heatandcold-itpersistswithinahiveandmayremaindormantformanyyearsbeforegermination.Itinfectsthelarva(consumingit)andtheydiewithinthesealedcells.Theremainsofthelarvaareabrown,slimylikeresiduewhichwhenprobedwithamatchstick,willdrawoutintoalongthread.
ApisMellifera
Apisisthelatinnameforthehoneybee.MelliferaidentifiesthestrainastheoriginalEuropeanhoneybee.
Apiary
Thesitewhereagroupofhivesaremanaged.
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BaldBrood
Thisiscausedbywaxmothlarvaeatingthecellcappingofthebrood-leavingroundholesinthem.Thereisnospecifictreatmentforthis,yousimplyhavetogetthewaxmothpopulationundercontrol.
BeeBrush
Asoftbrushusedforbrushingbeesoffframes.
BeeEscapes
Thesearefittedintothefeedholesofacrownboardinordertoclearthebeesfromthesuperpriortoitbeingremoved.ThemostcommondesignisthePorterbeeescape-thisisaplasticandsprungmetalarrangementthatallowsthebeesone-wayexitfromthesuper.
BraceComb
Thebeesbuildthiscombusuallytofillareasofincorrectlyspacedframesorgapswithinthehive
Braula
'Braulacoeca'or'beelouse'-Aparasitecommonlyfoundinhivesusuallyonthequeen.Itisn'tconsideredtobeaproblemandcanberemovedbyblowingsmokeontotheparasite.
Brood
Theeggsandlarvaofthehive.
BroodChamber
Adeepbox(normallytwicethedepthofasuper)whichcontainsthebrood.Thequeenisusuallyconfinedtothisarea.
BroodandaHalf
Abroodchamberwithasuperontop(thequeenexcludermovedtothetopofthesuper)allowingthequeenalargeregg-layingarea.
BroodDiseases
AmericanFoulBrood;BaldBrood;Chalkbrood;ChilledBrood;EuropeanFoulBrood;Sacbrood
Drone
Malebeeswhoseroleistomatewithvirginqueens.Theyarenormallyfoundinsmallnumbersinthehiveandaremuchbiggerthantheworkerbees.
DrawingOut
Thebuildingoutoffoundationtoproducecells.Thisworkiscarriedoutbytheworkerbeeswhosecretewaxfromglandslocatedontheundersideoftheirbodiesforthispurpose.
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Candy
Aconcentratedblockofsugarusedtofeedthecolonyinwinter.
Capping
Athinlayerofwaxusedtocoverhoneycombandbroodcells.
Casts
Smallerswarmsthatemergefromahiveafterthemainswarm.
Cell
Ahexagonalstructurecreatedbytheworkerbeesandisusedtostoreeitherbrood,pollenorhoney.
Chalkbrood
Chalkbroodiscausedbyafungusandresultsinsomeofthebrooddyingandtakingonachalky-white,mummifiedappearance.Mosthiveswillhavesomeevidenceofchalkbrood-thereisnospecifictreatment,butifthereisalotofchalkbrood,thenyoushouldconsiderre-queeningthecolony.
ChilledBrood
Adiseasecausedbybroodbeingneglectedbytheadultbees,resultingfromlowtemperaturesandstarvation.
clearingboard/CrownBoard
usedtocoverthetopsetofframes.Itusuallycontainsoneortwoholesthatcaneitherbeusedforfeedingorbefittedwithbeeescapesinordertoclearasuper.
CutComb
Piecesofhoneycombthatarecutfromframes.
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Dadant’hive
Asingle-walledhivedesignedbyDadant.
Diseases
AmericanFoulBrood;BaldBrood;Chalkbrood;ChilledBrood;EuropeanFoulBrood;Sacbrood
Drone
Malebeeswhoseroleistomatewithvirginqueens.Theyarenormallyfoundinsmallnumbersinthehiveandaremuchbiggerthantheworkerbees.
DrawingOut
Thebuildingoutoffoundationtoproducecells.Thisworkiscarriedoutbytheworkerbeeswhosecretewaxfromglandslocatedontheundersideoftheirbodiesforthispurpose.
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Eggs
Intheheightoftheseason,thequeenlaysuptotwoandahalfthousandeggsperday.Eacheggislayedinabroodcellandemerges16,21or24dayslaterforaqueen,workerordrone.
EntranceReducer
Ablockdesignedtoeithercloseorlimittheentrancetoahiveinordertopreventrobbing.
Extractor
Anextractorisabarrel-likemachinethatisusedtoextracthoneyfromthecombwithoutdamage.Theycomeinvariousguises,rangingfrommanual,electric,plastic,stainlesssteel,tangential,radialorhorizontal.
EuropeanFoulBrood
THISISANOTABLEDISEASE.EuropeanFoulBroodisadiseasethatmultipliesinthegutofthelarva.Thelarvadiewithin3to4daysinthereunsealedcells.Thediseasedlarvaatfirstappearsyellowishwhichchangestoabrownscale.Lightlyinfectedcoloniescanbetreated.
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Feeder
Acontainerforrapidlyfeedingsugarsyruptocoloniesusuallyinearlyspringorautumn.Theycomeinvariousformsrangingfromplasticormetalbucketswithfeedinggauzetospeciallyconstructedsupersthatholdlargeamountsofsyrup.
Floor
Thebaseofthehivethatconsistsofafloorboard,anentranceblockandoptionallyanalightingboard.Thefloorshouldbecleanedandmaintainedinearlyspring.
Foundation
Performedthinsheetofbeeswaxthatisplacedintonewframes-Ithasanimpressionofthehexagonalpatternofthehoneycombandencouragesthebeestodrawoutthecellsformingcombforeitherbroodorstorage.Foundationcanbewiredorunwired.
Frame
Awoodenframethateventuallycontainscomb.Usingframeswithinahiveratherthanallowingbeestobuildwildcomb,allowsthebeekeepertomanagethehivemoreefficiently.
Foraging
Carriedoutbyadultworkerswholeavethehivetocollectnectar,pollenandwater.
FoulBrood
Thisisthemostseriousofbeediseases,seeAmericanFoulBroodorEuropeanFoulBrood.
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GlassQuilt
Asee-throughcrownboardthatallowsthebeekeepertoviewinsidethebroodbox.Usuallyreplacedbyawoodencrownboardinwinterastheglassisprobetocondensation.
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Hive
Homeofthebees.Inthewild,thiswouldmostlikelybeinsideahollowtree.Earlybeekeepersandtraditionalistsmakeuseofskeps.Themodernhivecomesinvariousdesigns,themostcommonofwhicharelistedbelow:
DadantSinglewalledhiveofAmericandesign
LangstrothMostpopularintheWest-Americandesign
NationalSinglewalledhive-ThemostpopularhiveinGreatBritain
HiveTool
Avitalpieceofequipment.Ametalhook-liketoolusedbythebeekeepertofree-upsupersandframesthathavebeenstucktogetherwithpropolis.
Honey
Theendproductandthemainreasonforkeepingbees.Itisproducedbythebeesfromnectarandisstoredandusedbythecolonyforfood.Thebeesproducefarmorethantheyrequiretoseethemthroughthewinterandtheexcessistakenbythebeekeeper.
Honeycomb
Consistsofhexagonalcellsbuilduponeithersideofacentralverticalwall(usuallyprovidedbythebeekeeperintheformoffoundationwax.Thebeesproducewaxfromtheirwaxglands,thenmoulditwiththeirmandiblestoproducecomb.
HoneyFlow
Thishappensatvarioustimesthroughthegrowingandplantingseasonsinthelocalarea.Itisthetimeoftheyearwhenthemainnectarproducingplantsareinfullflower.IntheUSthefirsthoneyflowisusuallyaroundMarch,Aprilandsomeduringthesummer.Thelasthoneyflowstartsinthefall.
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Labeling
Labelsneedtobeplacedonyourproductsbeforeyoucansellthemstatingthefollowing:
Thenameandcontactnumberoraddressoftheproducer.
Twodifferentformsofweightsuchaspoundsandounces.
Nutritioninformation(Optionalunlesslargequantitiesaresold).
Langstroth‘hive
ThehivedesignedbyLangstrothLLandisthemostpopularintheUSandthroughouttheworld.
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ManipulationCloth
Canvasclothusedtocoveranopenbroodchamberorsuperwhenexaminingframes-helpstoquitethebeesandkeeptheminthebox.
Mead
Analcoholicdrinkmadefromhoney-canbesweetordry.Itistheoldestdrinkknowntoman.
MouseGuard
Alsoknownasamouseexcluder.Ametalstripwhichisusuallymadeofzincandcontainsholeslargeenoughforthebeestoenterthehivebutsmallenoughtoexcludemice.Itisusuallyattachedovertheentranceblockinautumnwithtacksordrawingpins.
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Nectar
Collectedbyworkerbeesfromflowerswhenthetemperatureissuitableandthenectarrises.Itisthenconvertedintohoneyforthehivesstores.
NucleusorNuc
Ayoungcolonyofbeescoveringapproximatelyfiveframes.
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Pheromones
Thequeenemitsapheromone(sometimescalledqueensubstance)whichkeepsthebeesinorder,loyaltoherandstopsthemfrombuildingqueencellsandthusswarming.Asthequeenagesherpheromoneweakensandtheworkerbeesarethenpronetoswarming.
Pollen
Collectedbytheworkerbeesfromflowers.itisthemainsourceoffoodforbrood.Pollencanbeseenstoredinthecombalongwithbroodandhoneyandcomesinanamazingvarietyofcolours.Somebeekeepersareadeptatmatchingthec