Bee Keeping Terms

immature bees that not yet emerged from their cells

colonies, hives, and other equipment assembled in one location for beekeeping operations

the three stages through which a bee passes before reaching maturity: egg, larva, and pupa

the male honey bee

a cloth or form of hat usually made of wire netting to protect the beekeeper's head and neck

space between combs & hive parts where bees build no comb or deposit small amounts of propolis

honey produced and sold in the comb

the male reproductive cell bodies produced by anthers of flowers

the poison secreted by special glands attached to the stinger of the bee

a sweet material produced by bees from the nectar of flowers

all the worker bees, drones, queen, and developing brood living together in one hive

metal device used to open hives, pry frames apart, and scrape wax and propolis from the hive

six-sided cells made by honey bees in which brood is reared and honey and pollen are stored

the floor of a beehive that all the other components build upon

the structure used by bees for a home.

a device in which materials are slowly burned to produce smoke (not flames) used to subdue bees

bunch of workers bees, drones, and usually old queen that leaves the colony to start new hive

the science and art of raising honey bees.

a female bee with a fully developed reproductive system

a sweet and often fragrant liquid secreted by the nectaries of plants for attracting animals.