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Bee eater

A bird of the genus Merops that feeds especially on bees The European species Merops apiaster is remarkable for its brilliant colors...


Mudwall

The European bee eater See Bee eater...


Coraciiformes

an order of birds including the rollers kingfishers hornbills hoopoes motmots bee eaters todies...


Meropidan

One of a family of birds Meropidaelig including the bee eaters...


Bees

Bees, includes at any stage in their life cycle, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, 4th Edn., Para 529, p. 428.These are fer' natur' and the property in them is ratione soli; but a person retains the ownership in a swarm which flies from his land so long as he can keep them in sight and has the power to pursue them, even though the pursuit involve a trespass. If they take refuge on the land of another and he in due course reclaims them, then that person obtains a property in them propter industriam. See 2 Bl. Com. 392. The negligent keeping of bees in unreasonable numbers, at an unreasonable place, and with appreciable danger will render their owner liable for damage which they may cause, O'Gorman v. O'Gorman (1903) 2 IR 573. As to the bee pest in Ireland, see (English) Bee Pest Prevention (Ireland) Act, 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 34)....


bee fly

any dipterous insect of the family Bombyliidae which eat nectar and in some cases resemble bees Their larvae are parasitic on the larvae of bees and other insects...


cuckoo bee

a bee parasitic in the larval stage in the nests of other bees feeding either upon their food or larvae They belong to the genera Nomada Melecta Epeolus and others...


Bee product

Bee product, means any natural product of the activities of bees (e.g. honey or beeswax) in its natural state, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, 4th Edn., Para 529, p. 528....


Bee line

The shortest line from one place to another like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey an air line...


Dog bee

A male or drone bee...


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