Sap or resinous materials collected from trees or plants by bees and used to strengthen the comb and to seal cracks; also called bee glue. Read More

The male reproductive cell bodies produced by anthers of flowers. It is collected and used by honey bees as their source of protein. Read More

The transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigrna of flowers. Read More

The bacterium that causes American foulbrood.

Crystals used to fumigate stored combs against wax moth.

Chemical substances secreted from glands and used as a means of communication. Honey bees secrete many different pheromones.

Short flight taken in front of or near the hive to acquaint young bees with their immediate surroundings.

A flattened depression surrounded by curved hairs, located on the outer surface of a bee's hind legs and adapted for carrying pollen to the hive.

Any material such as soybean flour, powdered skim milk, brewer's yeast, or a mixture of these used in place of pollen as a source of protein to stimulate brood rearing. Typically feed to a hive in early spring to encourage colony expansion.

A mixture of pollen and pollen substitutes used to stimulate brood rearing typically in early spring to encourage colony expansion.

A device for removing pollen loads from the pollen baskets of incoming bees.

The first swarm to leave the parent colony, usually with the old queen (see secondary swarm).

The third stage in the development of the honey bee, during which it changes (pupates) from a larva to an adult bee.