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BABY NUCLEUS [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beekeeping
DEF

A small colony of bees for the purpose of mating queens.

OBS

Source for mating hive: Dict. of beekeeping terms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des abeilles
DEF

Petite ruche servant à la fécondation des reines.

CONT

Quelques jours avant l'éclosion des reines, les éleveurs prélèvent leur alvéoles dans la ruche et les répartissent par unités dans des "ruchettes de fécondation" sans couvain, contenant quelques abeilles nécessaires pour surveiller l'éclosion de la cellule royale et pour prendre soin de la nouvelle reine, qui, dans la première semaine après la naissance, sortira pour se faire féconder. (Source : Larousse Agr., page 770).

Spanish

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