Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
parebifolk
English translation:
mating colonies
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Carole Hognestad
May 31, 2010 08:43
14 yrs ago
Norwegian term
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parebifolk
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Parebifolk, bisvermer etter at de har stått innesperret i 48 timer, og bidronninger er unntatt fra
flytteforbudet.
Not sure what this means......do mating bees swarm after they have been confined for 48 hours perhaps??
flytteforbudet.
Not sure what this means......do mating bees swarm after they have been confined for 48 hours perhaps??
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Your meaning, from your words and mine
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mating colonies
"Parebifolk" can be broken into its parts, i.e., "pare" > "mate" and "bifolk" > "colonies". "Bifolk" will also be written as "bisamefunn" -- see the first reference link below. Then "bisamfunn" to "colony" and then "parebifolk" > "mating colony/colonies". See the second reference link for Google hits for "mating colonies".
Your text (which I consulted) refers to exceptions to the directive, these being mating colonies, swarms that have been confined for 48 hours, and queens.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-31 10:17:58 GMT)
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Sorry, I shouldn't try to type before I'm awake. It is "bisamfunn" I meant of course. :-(
Your text (which I consulted) refers to exceptions to the directive, these being mating colonies, swarms that have been confined for 48 hours, and queens.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-31 10:17:58 GMT)
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Sorry, I shouldn't try to type before I'm awake. It is "bisamfunn" I meant of course. :-(
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