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.