Apiary | Where beehives and other beekeeping equipment is kept. |
Apiculture | The craft of keeping bees. |
Bait Hive | A hive or box normally placed in an elevated location to attract and hopefully capture escaped/wild swarms. |
Bearding | Bees clustering at the front of the hive during very hot weather. When enough bees cluster it can seem like the hive has a beard. |
Bee Space | The recommended space between hive parts. The right bee space (3⁄8") lets the bees pass each other back to back. |
Brood | Immature bees still in their cells. |
Cappings | A layer of wax used to cover cells full of honey. |
Cell | Hexagonal compartment in comb. |
Drones | Male bees. Male bees hatch from unfertilised eggs. |
Drone Layer | A queen who can't fertilise eggs. |
Foundation | A plate of wax used as a base for building comb. |
Frame | Where the bees build the comb. |
Nucleus | A smaller colony of bees. Often called a nuc (nook). Can be used to prevent overcrowding or to care for spare queens. |
Propolis | Tree sap/resin used by bees to strengthen comb and plug gaps. |
Queen Clipping | Clipping a queen's wings to reduce the likelihood of swarming. |
Skep | A traditional beehive made of straw. |