Subject area E
Real German honey: not only fulfills the regulation on honey from food law, but also meets the much stricter criteria of the German Beekeeping Association. It may only have been produced in Germany, have a water content of no more than 18 to 20 percent and must be natural.
Ecdysone: The hormone ecdysone controls the molting and pupation of bees. It is formed in the thoracic gland of the larva.
Egg: The first stage of development in honey bees is the egg. It comes from the queen bee. She places the ripe egg in an empty honeycomb box and sticks it to the bottom of the honeycomb. At this point, the egg is about 1.3 to 1.8 millimeters in size and weighs 0.3 milligrams. After about three days, the second stage of development, the round maggot, develops from this. The larvae are looked after by workers or nursing bees until they pupate.
Einsiedlerbienen: Bienen, die keine Larven pflegen und auch keine Staaten bilden, werden als Einsiedlerbienen bezeichnet. Bei den Einsiedlerbienen versorgen die Weibchen völlig eigenständig ihre Brut oder lassen sie von anderen aufziehen. Solche Einsiedlerbienen werden auch Kuckucksbienen genannt.
Bringing in: existing or purchased queens must be united with a colony without a queen.
Endocrine glands: A distinction is made between endocrine and exocrine glands. Endocrine glands are glands whose secretions are released inside the body. Exocrine glands, on the other hand, have a gland outlet to the outside.
Entdeckeln: bezeichnet den Prozess, in dem der Imker den Wachsbezug von der Honigwabe entfernt, um den in der Wabe lagernden Honig zu kommen. Vor dem Schleu-dern des Bienenhonigs wird die Wabe entdeckelt.
Remove: If the beekeeper detects the loss of a bee colony, the neighboring colonies are also threatened. Dead bee colonies pose a risk of infection and must therefore be removed from the stand quickly.
Enzymes: play a very important role in honey production. The enzymes are produced in the bees' glands. Three enzymes are particularly important for the preparation of honey: glycosidase, amylase and glucose oxidase.
Earth bee: The solitary bees also include sand or earth bees. She builds her nest in the earth. Several hundred earthworks are often built next to each other at a suitable location.
Diet: Bees are vegetarians. Contrary to what has been assumed, they also do not compete with wild bees for food and habitat. You do not visit individual flowering plants, but only large areas of flowers that are sufficient as a source of food for a large beehive.
European foulbrood: Unlike the American foulbrood, the European foulbrood is a disease that usually goes well. The disease is caused by bacteria.
Exine: The pollen is protected by a two-layer wall. After all, it is a means of transport for the valuable genetic material of a plant. The inner wall is made up of carbohydrates. It is also called the intine. The outer wall, the exine, on the other hand, consists of a biopolymer that is very resistant.
Excretory organ: The excretory organs of a bee take on the task of releasing uric acid into the intestine. In some ways they are similar to the human kidneys. The bees' excretory organs are also called Malpighian vessels.