Reference

ABC–XYZ Beekeeping Glossary

An A-to-Z reference to the essential language of beekeeping.

A–Z quick reference

A

Apiary, AFB, abdomen, alarm pheromone

B

Bee bread, bee space, brood, brood nest

C

Capped brood, castes, cell, colony, comb

D

Dearth, DECA, drone, drift

E

Egg, extractor, entrance

F

Forage, foundation, frame

G

Guard bee, grafting

H

Hive, honey, honeydew, hygiene

I

Integrated pest management, inspection

J

Jenter system, jar batch

K

K-selected colony strategy, kilogram yield

L

Larva, laying pattern, lot code

M

Mānuka, mating flight, mite, moisture

N

Nectar, nosema, nucleus colony

O

Orientation flight, oxalic acid

P

Pheromone, pollen, pollination, propolis, pupa

Q

Queen, queen cell, queenright

R

Requeening, robbing, RMP

S

Smoker, split, super, swarm

T

Traceability, treatment, tutin

U

Uncapping, uniting colonies

V

Varroa, virgin queen

W

Waggle dance, wax, wintering, worker

X

Xeric forage conditions and drought planning

Y

Yield, yellow brood food

Z

Zero-tolerance AFB elimination approach

Classic reference: The academy acknowledges ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture as a long-running encyclopaedic beekeeping tradition. Current New Zealand law, official biosecurity advice and product labels always take priority over historic or overseas instructions.