Subject area G

Genus: is the generic term for closely related species. The genus name is therefore always part of the species name. Apis is the genus and Apis mellifera the type of honey bee. Several genera are in turn grouped into families.

Ganglion: are nodes in the bees' nerve cords. There are a particularly large number of nerve cells here. Since the ganglia are arranged very regularly in bees, one also speaks of a rope ladder nervous system.

Royal jelly: Royal jelly, cephalad secretion or royal jelly is a particularly nutritious juice that the queen and the maggots are fed for the first three days. It is formed by the nurse bees, i.e. the young workers who mix the secretion from the salivary glands with the mandible secretion. If necessary, add sugar from the honey bladder to the juice.

Gemüll: enthält alles, was sich auf der Bodenplatte der Beute ansammelt. Abfälle ebenso wie Wachs-reste, Stücke von Propolis oder auch Milben. Als Indikator für den Gesundheitszustand der Bienen ist das Gemüll sehr aufschlussreich. Der Imker sollte es deshalb genau durchsuchen, bevor es von den Bienen entfernt wird.

Litter inspection: In the case of grid floors with a shear underneath, the litter can be evaluated under a colony. In the absence of appropriate floors, simple plastic diagnostic grids can be used

Sense of smell: The drones have the best sense of smell among bees. Their flagella contain a particularly large number of olfactory, pore and membrane plates. It is estimated that there are around 30,000. A worker bee, on the other hand, only has around 6,000 olfactory plates.

Sex organs: the bee reside in its abdomen. They consist of the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and vagina. The queen bee also has a special sperm store in the seminal vesicle. The drone's sexual apparatus consists of testicles, spermatic ducts and penis. After copulation, the drone dies of a lack of haemolymph. He had to use all of his body fluid for the mating process.

Poison bladder: lies in the bees' abdomen. This is where the bee venom is stored. Only workers and queens have a poison gland and a poison bladder, drones have none. In the case of the queen, however, the prickly apparatus has receded in favor of egg-laying.

Giftdrüse: am Hinterleib. Ist das Gift erst einmal gebildet, wird es in der Giftblase bis zum Einsatz gelagert. Rechtzeitig zu ihrer Aufgabe als Wächterin des Bienenstocks ist die Giftblase der Arbeiterbiene gefüllt. Die Blase kann nicht nachgefüllt werden. Jeder Biene steht nur der einmalige Vorrat an Gift, das sind etwa 0,1 Milligramm, zur Verfügung.

Glucose oxidase: One of the three enzymes in honey is glucose oxidase. It contains an oxygen atom which, if released, has a disinfectant effect.

Glucose: The glucose or dextrose is a monosaccharide. In everyday language it is also called glucose. Glucose plays an important role in the metabolism. It provides most of the energy for the body processes. Other sugars are therefore often converted to glucose.