. A dictionary of practical apiculture. Bees. 14 DICTIONARY OF Some persons who have had a German training use the word in its German sense of bee-hive. Bee-Keeper.—One who keeps bees. See Apiculturist and bee- culturist. Bee-Line.—The shortest and most direct line from one place to another, like that of a bee through the air. Bee-Louse.—A curious parasite found on the honey bee and named Braula cceca (Nitzsch). It is not common in this country, but does considerable injury to bees in Southern Europe. A fig- ure and very excellent description are given in Prof. Cook's Manual. See also article
. A dictionary of practical apiculture. Bees. 14 DICTIONARY OF Some persons who have had a German training use the word in its German sense of bee-hive. Bee-Keeper.—One who keeps bees. See Apiculturist and bee- culturist. Bee-Line.—The shortest and most direct line from one place to another, like that of a bee through the air. Bee-Louse.—A curious parasite found on the honey bee and named Braula cceca (Nitzsch). It is not common in this country, but does considerable injury to bees in Southern Europe. A fig- ure and very excellent description are given in Prof. Cook's Manual. See also article Parasite in this Dictionary. Bee-Martin.—A local name for the king bird—Tyrannus Carolinensis. Bee-Master.—One who keeps bees. Bee Moth.—See Moth. Bee Pasturage.—Flowering plants from which bees gather honey. It is said to be natural or wild when it grows without cultivation and artificial when it is planted specially for bees. Some plants, such as the apple, raspberry, buckwheat, etc., oc- cupy a middle position, being cultivated for fruit or grain, but at the same time yielding large quantities of honey. Bee Plants.—Plants that yield honey. Bees-Wax.—See Wax. Bee Tent.—See Tent. Bee Tree.—A tree, the trunk or a branch of which is hollow and inhabited by bees. Bee Veil.—See Veil. Bee-Worm.—An old name for the larva of the bee.—Bay. Bell-Glass.—A glass vessel, shaped somewhat like a bell. They are used to a considerable extent as surplus receptacles by English bee-keepers. They present a very neat appearance, and when the comb is built in fancy shape, as shown in the figure, they are quite orna- mental on the table. But honey stored in such glasses costs a good deal more than when stored in, ordinary sections. Black Bee.—1. The common honey bee; the kind usually kept in box hives. Called bell-glass. also Brown Bee and German Bee. See Bace. 2. Kobber bees that have lost their hair and become black and shiny were supposed by Huber to be a dis- ti
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