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A location where beehives are kept, can consist of one or many hives.

A versatile steel tool used by beekeepers to pry apart hive bodies and scrape wax and propolis from hive components.

A device used to generate smoke which calms bees and reduces their aggressive behavior during hive inspections.

A selective barrier inside the hive that allows worker bees through but prevents the queen from laying eggs in honey supers.

A sticky substance that bees collect from tree sap used to seal cracks in the hive and to varnish comb cells.

Short for 'nucleus colony', it's a small bee colony created from larger colonies, usually with its own queen.

A pre-made sheet of beeswax or plastic that gives bees a head-start on building comb.

The male honeybee, whose primary role is to mate with a virgin queen. They do not collect pollen or nectar.

A serious pest of honeybee colonies that feeds on the bodily fluids of larvae and adult bees.

The most commonly used hive design in beekeeping, it's a vertically modular hive with removable frames.

A mechanical device used to extract honey from honeycombs without destroying the comb.

A soft-bristled brush used to gently remove bees from frames, typically during honey harvest or inspections.

The part of the hive where the queen bee lays eggs and the young bees (brood) are raised.

A heated knife used to slice the wax cappings off of honeycomb to prepare for extraction.

A device used to collect pollen from bees as they enter the hive, often used for pollination research or dietary supplements.

Protective clothing worn by beekeepers to prevent stings while working with bees.

The process of breeding and raising new queen bees.

The small gap that bees naturally leave between their combs, about 1/4 to 3/8 inches, which is crucial in hive design.

A large group of bees that leave the parent colony to form a new colony. Swarming is a natural method of colony reproduction.