Beekeeping Glossary Of Terms

Brood –

Brood Box –

Comb –

Dearth –

Deeps or Deep Body Box –

Drawn Comb–

Frames –

Honeyflow –

Honey Super –

Hot Wax Dip – is a wax wood treatment applied to hive boxes. It expels moisture from the wood and replaces it with wax. This treatment extends the life of the beekeepers woodenware and is a viable alternative to painting hive boxes.

Hive Box or bee box is the main wooden box that houses the honeybees. It can be used for raising brood or is used for storing honey. The boxes come in a variety of sizes such as 10 frame, 8 frame, 5 frame and different depths such as deeps, mediums, and shallows.

Medium Boxes

Medium Super

Nectar Flow –

Nucleus Colony or NUC’s –

Package Of Bees –

Shallow Boxes

Supers –

Woodenware – name commonly used by beekeepers in reference to their beekeeping equipment that is made from wood. Such as the hive boxes, frames, lids, and covers.