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HONEY FRAME [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farm Equipment
- Beekeeping
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- honey frame
1, record 1, English, honey%20frame
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- honey super frame 2, record 1, English, honey%20super%20frame
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] frame that fits inside the honey super for the bees to build wax onto. 3, record 1, English, - honey%20frame
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - honey%20frame
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel agricole
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cadre de miel
1, record 1, French, cadre%20de%20miel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - cadre%20de%20miel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- brood frame
1, record 2, English, brood%20frame
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In man-made, removable frame hives, such as Langstroth hives, each frame which is mainly brood is called a brood frame. Brood frames usually have some pollen and nectar or honey in the upper corners of the frame. The rest of the brood frames cells may be empty or occupied by brood in various developmental stages. 1, record 2, English, - brood%20frame
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cadre à couvain
1, record 2, French, cadre%20%C3%A0%20couvain
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les reines trop vieilles ou encore inexpérimentées ne parviennent pas à remplir toutes les alvéoles d'un cadre à couvain. 1, record 2, French, - cadre%20%C3%A0%20couvain
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de abejas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuadro de cría
1, record 2, Spanish, cuadro%20de%20cr%C3%ADa
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las colmenas deberán tener al menos siete cuadros de cría para ser sujeto de la extracción. [...] Los canastos con cría se distribuirán en las hileras de nucleros, esperando que las abejas se tranquilicen, para luego mojarlas con jarabe de azúcar al 50%, procurando que el mismo alcance a todas las abejas que cubren los cuadros de cría. 2, record 2, Spanish, - cuadro%20de%20cr%C3%ADa
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-09-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- movable frame technique
1, record 3, English, movable%20frame%20technique
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- moveable frame technique 2, record 3, English, moveable%20frame%20technique
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A beekeeping method using movable frame hives, as opposed to the immovable frame technique. 2, record 3, English, - movable%20frame%20technique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Movable frame technique : Langstroth. "Hive and Honey Bee". Twentieth edition. Hamilton, Illinois : Dandant and Sons, 1919, p. 132. 2, record 3, English, - movable%20frame%20technique
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mobilisme
1, record 3, French, mobilisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode apicole préconisant l'usage de la ruche à cadres mobiles qui permettent d'extraire le miel et de procéder à diverses interventions sans détruire les rayons. 1, record 3, French, - mobilisme
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut diviser en deux groupes ou systèmes, tous les modèles de ruche qui existent : le système des ruches à rayons fixes, celui des ruches à cadres mobiles. [...] Le mobilisme. - C'est au XVIIe siècle déjà, que l'esprit des humains, fertile en inventions, imagina le moyen d'amener les abeilles à construire leurs alvéoles dans des encadrements qu'on plaçait dans la ruche [...] (François, F. "Les abeilles et l'apiculture moderne sous tous les climats, méthodes rationnelles, pratiques et faciles adaptées à tous les systèmes de ruches et à toutes les régions".) Paris, M. Mendel, 1937, page 32. 2, record 3, French, - mobilisme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-11-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- shallow super
1, record 4, English, shallow%20super
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- shallow frame 2, record 4, English, shallow%20frame
proposal
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A frame used in the product of section comb honey and bulk com honey. 2, record 4, English, - shallow%20super
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- demi-hausse
1, record 4, French, demi%2Dhausse
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- cadre de demi-hausse 2, record 4, French, cadre%20de%20demi%2Dhausse
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les hausses sont des boîtes en bois qui forment le corps de la ruche. Elles contiennent habituellement dix (10) cadres [...] Une hausse mesure à l'intérieur 381 millimètres (15 pouces) par 470 millimètres (18 1/2 pouces). Elle est disponible en trois (3) profondeurs : la hausse pleine hauteur, profonde de 241 millimètres (9 1/2 pouces), la hausse deux tiers, profonde de 168 millimètres (6 5/8 pouces) et la demi-hausse profonde de 146 millimètres (5 3/4 pouces). 3, record 4, French, - demi%2Dhausse
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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