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Definition of Black bee
1. Noun. Dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Bee
Literary usage of Black 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)
"Crossing the black bee with the Italian.— When the Italian bee was introduced by
Dzierzon, it was supposed that the workers produced by the Italian ..."
2. The Bee-keepers' Guide: Or Manual of the Apiary by Albert John Cook (1882)
"GERMAN OB black bee. The German or black bee is the variety best known, as through
all the ages it has been most widely distributed. ..."
3. First and Second Reports of the Bureau of Agriculture for the State of by Joseph Buckner Killebrew, Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture (1874)
"It may also be added that the Italian bee is less subject to casualties and
disease than the black bee. The Italian is fast superceding the old black bee, ..."
4. Report of the Commissioners [and Appendices A to S] by Ontario Agricultural Commission (1880), Samuel Casey Wood (1881)
"The hybrid is not nearly so good as the Italian bee, but it is better than the
black bee. The Italian bees are better workers and better breeders than the ..."
5. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1888)
"This species was better than the ordinary black bee, as it worked earlier in the
day and later in the season He thought bees were horticulturists' best ..."
6. The Naturalist in La Plata by William Henry Hudson (1895)
"The wax is chocolate- coloured, and almost the only difference I can find in the
economy of the two species is that the black bee uses a large quantity of ..."
7. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"Crossing the black bee with the Italian.— When the Italian bee was introduced by
Dzierzon, it was supposed that the workers produced by the Italian ..."
8. The Bee-keepers' Guide: Or Manual of the Apiary by Albert John Cook (1882)
"GERMAN OB black bee. The German or black bee is the variety best known, as through
all the ages it has been most widely distributed. ..."
9. First and Second Reports of the Bureau of Agriculture for the State of by Joseph Buckner Killebrew, Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture (1874)
"It may also be added that the Italian bee is less subject to casualties and
disease than the black bee. The Italian is fast superceding the old black bee, ..."
10. Report of the Commissioners [and Appendices A to S] by Ontario Agricultural Commission (1880), Samuel Casey Wood (1881)
"The hybrid is not nearly so good as the Italian bee, but it is better than the
black bee. The Italian bees are better workers and better breeders than the ..."
11. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1888)
"This species was better than the ordinary black bee, as it worked earlier in the
day and later in the season He thought bees were horticulturists' best ..."
12. The Naturalist in La Plata by William Henry Hudson (1895)
"The wax is chocolate- coloured, and almost the only difference I can find in the
economy of the two species is that the black bee uses a large quantity of ..."
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