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BROOD BOX [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-08-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- package bees
1, record 1, English, package%20bees
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- packaged bees 2, record 1, English, packaged%20bees
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Package bees are sold and dispatched in a wooden box with a wire screen on the front and rear sides for ventilation. The package usually contains :... live bees without brood or combs[, a] caged young mated queen [and] a can feeder with... sugar syrup for the bees to feed on while in transit and until they are hived in their new hive. Package bees are purchased to start new beehives or to strengthen weak colonies and to replace colonies [that] died in winter. Package bees should be ordered early so that the bees can arrive early in spring and take advantage of the many fruit trees and plants that bloom in the spring. 3, record 1, English, - package%20bees
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- abeilles en paquet
1, record 1, French, abeilles%20en%20paquet
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- paquet d'abeilles 2, record 1, French, paquet%20d%27abeilles
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chaque année, avant la fermeture de la frontière, le Québec importait des milliers de paquets d'abeilles du sud des États-Unis. Depuis, un nombre beaucoup plus restreint nous provient exclusivement de l'Australie et de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Ces paquets servent à partir de nouvelles colonies, on les commande alors avec une reine. On les utilise parfois pour renforcer des colonies faibles, ils arrivent alors sans reine. Nous devons faire venir ces paquets pour les raisons suivantes : la production d'abeilles à partir des colonies existantes ne suffit pas aux besoins des apiculteurs; de plus, notre printemps tardif ne permet pas de produire de reines à temps pour une ponte hâtive, l'accouplement ne pouvant se faire avant la mi-mai. 3, record 1, French, - abeilles%20en%20paquet
Record 1, Key term(s)
- abeilles en paquets
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-11-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Farm Equipment
- Beekeeping
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- honey frame
1, record 2, English, honey%20frame
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- honey super frame 2, record 2, English, honey%20super%20frame
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] frame that fits inside the honey super for the bees to build wax onto. 3, record 2, English, - honey%20frame
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Bee equipment] includes the box or hive body, hive cover(s), bottom boards, and the brood chamber frames, and honey super frames that are contained within the box. 4, record 2, English, - honey%20frame
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matériel agricole
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cadre de miel
1, record 2, French, cadre%20de%20miel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] matériel [apicole] inclut la boîte ou le corps de la ruche, le ou les couvercles de la ruche, les plateaux ainsi que les cadres à couvain et les cadres de miel contenus à l'intérieur de la boîte. 2, record 2, French, - cadre%20de%20miel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- brood body
1, record 3, English, brood%20body
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- brood box 2, record 3, English, brood%20box
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The main, lower part of a beehive in which the queen lives and the brood is reared. 2, record 3, English, - brood%20body
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- corps de la ruche
1, record 3, French, corps%20de%20la%20ruche
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie basse de la ruche où se trouvent la reine et le couvain, et où sont stockées les provisions de miel, de pollen et d'eau. 2, record 3, French, - corps%20de%20la%20ruche
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette partie de la ruche est inamovible pour l'hiver, contrairement à la hausse placée par l'apiculteur au gré des besoins d'agrandissement de la colonie. 2, record 3, French, - corps%20de%20la%20ruche
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de abejas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuerpo de la colmena
1, record 3, Spanish, cuerpo%20de%20la%20colmena
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las colmenas que normalmente se utilizan en España, poseen una serie de cuadros, que pueden ser extraídos del cuerpo de la colmena, con lo cual, se pueden examinar continuamente los panales, se facilita la extracción de la miel y se pueden reutilizar los panales. 1, record 3, Spanish, - cuerpo%20de%20la%20colmena
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