Beekeeper's glossary

Beekeeping terms in plain language

12 terms

  • Роєння

    Natural reproduction: part of the colony leaves with the old queen.

  • Відводок

    Artificial new colony from brood frames and a queen cell.

  • Маточник

    Queen-rearing cell (wax 'cup').

  • Медозбір

    Mass nectar-flow period from honey plants.

  • Підтримка/підсилення

    Syrup feeding for buildup or wintering.

  • Стільник

    Wax frame with cells for brood and honey.

  • Вощина

    Sheets of foundation wax for comb building.

  • Рамка Дадана

    435×300 mm — standard in Ukrainian apiaries.

  • Магазин

    Honey super above the brood nest.

  • Варроа

    Parasitic mite — the apiary's main enemy.

  • Пакет бджіл

    Sale unit: queen + ~1.2–1.5 kg of bees.

  • Запечатаний мед

    Combs sealed with wax cappings — ripe honey.