Beekeeping Glossary
Beekeeping terms, explained briefly and with sources.
B
- Brood Rearing Declines With shorter days and a declining nectar flow, the queen throttles her laying step by step.
D
- Division of Labor by Age A worker changes tasks over the course of her life.
M
- Mating Flight About five to ten days after emerging, the young queen flies to the drone congregation areas on warm, still afternoons.
N
- Nurse Bees Nurse bees feed the brood. They are on duty roughly from the fourth to the tenth or twelfth day of life.