Le 17 juillet 2011, deux apiculteurs se sont affrontés lors d’une compétition de manteau d’abeilles dans la province de Hunan en Chine
Wang Dalin a remporté le défi avec un manteau d’abeilles de 26 kilos !
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Le glossaire de Jonathan – abeilles
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abeille |
bee |
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apiculteur |
bee-keeper / honeyfarmer / apiarist |
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apiculture |
bee-keeping |
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cire d’abeille |
beeswax |
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couvain |
brood |
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gelée royale |
royal jelly |
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miel |
honey |
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pollen |
pollen |
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ruche |
beehive |
Autres termes « en forme de ruche »
Beehive cake and beehive house
Beehive building and beehive hairstyle
Expressions anglaises contenant le terme « abeille »
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Expression anglaise |
Expression française |
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The bee’s knees
It’s the bee’s knees. He thinks he’s the bee’s knees. |
Le top, se mettre en valeur C’est extra, c’est super. Il se croit sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter. |
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The birds and the bees
He’ll have to be told about the birds and the bees |
Les mystères de la vie Il va falloir lui expliquer que les bébés ne naissent pas dans les choux |
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As busy as a bee
She bustles about as busy as a bee. |
Comme dans une ruche Elle s’affaire comme une fourmi |
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to make a beeline to make a beeline for. |
prendre le chemin le plus court se diriger en droite ligne ou à vol d’oiseau vers, se ruer sur |
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Bee in your bonnet
To have a bee in your bonnet. |
une marotte avoir une idée fixe |
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That is none of your beeswax |
Ce n’est pas tes oignons |
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A beehive of activity |
Une ruche, une fourmilière |
Note : les termes français ont été fournis par Nathalie Nédélec-Courtès.
Spelling bee, spinning bee, husking bee, apple bee (explication en anglais)
The word bee, as used in spelling bee, is one of those language puzzles that has never been satisfactorily accounted for. A fairly old and widely-used word, it refers to a community social gathering at which friends and neighbors join together in a single activity (sewing, quilting, barn raising, etc.) usually to help one person or family.
The earliest known example in print is a spinning bee, in 1769. Other early occurrences are husking bee (1816), apple bee (1827), and logging bee (1836). Spelling bee is apparently an American term. It first appeared in print in 1875, but it seems certain that the word was used orally for several years before that.
Those who used the word, including most early students of language, assumed that it was the same word as referred to the insect. They thought that this particular meaning had probably been inspired by the obvious similarity between these human gatherings and the industrious, social nature of a beehive. But in recent years scholars have rejected this explanation, suggesting instead that this bee is a completely different word.
One possibility is that it comes from the Middle English word bene, which means "a prayer" or "a favor" (and is related to the more familiar word boon). In England, a dialect form of this word, been or bean, referred to "voluntary help given by neighbors toward the accomplishment of a particular task." (Webster's Third New International Dictionary). Bee may simply be a shortened form of been, but no one is entirely certain.
Giant honey bees – Life in the Undergrowth – BBC Attenborough
Référence supplémentaires
Beekeeper – Wikipedia (English)
apiculteur – Wikipédia (français)
couvain – Wikepédia (français)