Definition of Italian bee

1. Noun. Yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits.

Generic synonyms: Apis Mellifera, Honeybee

Lexicographical Neighbors of Italian Bee

It girl
It girls
Itai-Itai disease
Itaipu Dam
Italia
Italian
Italian-Canadian
Italian-speaking
Italian Peninsula
Italian Renaissance
Italian Republic
Italian Sign Language
Italian augmented sixth chord
Italian augmented sixth chords
Italian bee (current term)
Italian bread
Italian capital
Italian clover
Italian cypress
Italian dressing
Italian flap
Italian greyhound
Italian grip
Italian honeysuckle
Italian ice
Italian lira
Italian method
Italian millet
Italian monetary unit

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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