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  • 11European honey bee — Taxobox name = Western honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) image caption = Honey bee approaching a Milk Thistle flowerhead regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita superfamilia = Apoidea familia =… …

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  • 12Diseases of the honey bee — or abnormal hive conditions include: Contents 1 Pests and parasites 1.1 Varroa mites 1.1.1 Treatment 1.2 Acarine (Tracheal) mit …

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  • 13Beehive — A beehive is, in a general sense, an enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis ) live and raise their young. Natural beehives (typically referred to simply as nests ) are naturally occurring structures occupied by honey… …

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  • 14Swarming (honey bee) — Swarming is the natural means of reproduction of honey bee colonies (considering the colony as the organism rather than individual bees which cannot survive alone), including the domesticated Western honey bee. In the process two or more colonies …

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  • 15orchid — /awr kid/, n. 1. any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers. Cf. orchid family. 2. the flower of any of these plants. 3. a bluish to reddish purple. [1835 45; < NL …

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  • 16Apis cerana — Eastern honey bee Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …

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  • 17Italian bee — Taxobox name = Italian bee status = secure image width = 300px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera familia = Apidae genus = Apis species = A. mellifera subspecies = A. m. ligustica trinomial = Apis mellifera …

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  • 18bee — I n. insect 1) to keep bees 2) a killer; queen; worker bee 3) bees buzz, hum; sting; swarm 4) a cluster; colony; swarm of bees 5) (misc.) as busy as a bee II n. (esp. AE) meeting to work or compete a quilting; sewing; spelling; spinning bee * * * …

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  • 19Beekeeping — [cite web| last =Traynor | first =Kirsten | title =Ancient Cave Painting Man of Bicorp | publisher =MD Bee | url =http://www.mdbee.com/articles/cavepainting.html format =Web article | accessdate =2008 03 12 ] ] Beekeeping (or apiculture, from&#8230; …

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  • 20hymenopteran — /huy meuh nop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. hymenopterous. n. 2. Also, hymenopter. a hymenopterous insect. [1875 80; HYMENOPTER + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   any member of the third largest and perhaps the most beneficial to humans of all insect&#8230; …

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