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Feeder —any one of a number of devices used to feed honey bees sugar syrup including
pail feeders, inhive frame feeders, hive-top feeders, and entrance feeders.
Fertile queen —a queen that can lay fertilized eggs.
Forager —worker bees that work (forage) outside the hive, collecting nectar, pollen,
water, and propolis.
Formic Acid —a chemical treatment for varroa and tracheal mites. Pads of absorbent
material are soaked in a strong solution of formic acid which are added to a bee hive.
The acid volatizes and the fumes are toxic to mite populations.
Frame —four pieces of wood/plastic (top bar, a bottom bar, and two end bars) designed
to hold foundation/drawn comb.
Fumidil-B —one trade name for fumagillin; a chemotherapy used in the prevention and
suppression of Nosema disease.
Fume board —a rectangular frame, the dimensions of a super, covered with an absorb-
ent material such as cloth or cardboard, on which a chemical repellent (Bee Go or Bee-
Quick) is placed to drive the bees out of supers for honey removal.
Granulation —the formation of sugar (glucose) crystals in honey.
Grease patty —a mixture of vegetable shortening and granulated sugar placed near the
brood area for tracheal mite control.
Guard Bees —after bees have been house bees, but before they become foragers, many
spend time as guard bees: stationed at the front door or other entrance, checking incom-
ing bees to make sure they belong to their hive.
Gums —sections of whole tree trunks with a complete, natural honey bee hive inside.
These are then moved to a bee yard and are tended like a manmade beehive. The word
comes from the tree species often preferred by bees: gum trees in the Appalachian re-
gion of the U.S.
Hive —a man-made home for bees.
Hive tool —a metal tool used to open hives, pry frames apart, and remove wax and pro-
polis.
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