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Definition of Italian bee
1. Noun. Yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Italian Bee
Literary usage of Italian bee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"When the Italian bee was introduced by Dzierzon, it was supposed that the workers
produced by the Italian queen, fertilized by a black drone, would show an ..."
2. The Bee-keeper's Guide: Or Manual of the Apiary by Albert John Cook (1882)
"... who not only over-ran and infused life into Southern Europe, but have vitalized
all Christendom. LIGURIAN OB Italian bee. The Italian bee (see ..."
3. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1863)
"The physical strength and courage of the Italian bee is greater than that of the
native, ... The temperament of the pure Italian bee is exceedingly gentle. ..."
4. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1890)
"The Ligurian or Italian bee was first mentioned and discribed by Aristotle.
Speaking of the three different varieties of the honey-bee well known in his ..."
5. Dr. Chase's Family Physician, Farrier, Bee-keeper, and Second Receipt Book by Alvin Wood Chase (1874)
"In no way can the yield of honey be so sensibly increased as by introducing the
Italian bee into different localities. As it replaces the old variety a ..."
6. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1888)
"Porter claimed that the Italian bee could fertilize red clover. ... Mr Urie said
in regard to the Italian bee, that if it had not been introduced black bees ..."
7. A Practical Treatise on the Hive and Honey-bee by Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth (1863)
"Among the points which he considered as definitely established, by his observations
on the Italian bee, are the following : 1. The queen, if healthy, ..."
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