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 Honeybee with abdomen highlighted |   abdomen  See itthe long region at the rear of the honeybee's body that contains the major body organs, including the honey stomach, true stomach, sting sac, sting, wax glands, and in the queen, the ovaries. The illustration here shows a worker bee. The queen's abdomen is much longer and slightly wider, and the drone's abdomen is much wider and stubbier. See also: drone, queen, worker bee |
 | absconding swarm a swarm of bees, comprised of the entire colony, that abandons the hive; results from extreme colony stress, such as overheating, hive destruction, disease or parasites. Africanized honeybees are especially prone to abscond. |
| | adulterated honey bottled or packaged honey that is labeled "Honey" or "Pure Honey", but which contains ingredients other than honey, such as water |
|  afterswarma swarm of honeybees that leaves a hive after the prime or first swarm; usually headed by a virgin queen |
 Africanized bee | Africanized bee See it An Africanized honeybee (AHB) is a honeybee hybrid strain, originated in Brazil, that is a cross-breed between a European honeybee (EHB) and an African honeybee subspecies, apis mellifera scutellata, a.m. adonsonii, or a.m. intermissa. The AHB, called the "killer bee", is an aggressive strain that has migrated through Central America to the southern United States, into Texas and west to California. See also: Africanized Honeybees |
 Old-style alighting board | alighting board See it See landing board See also: Starter Hive, hive stand, ramped bottom board |
 Brood cells infested with American foulbrood | American foulbrood See also: European foulbrood, Grease and Extender Patties |
| anaphylactic shock a state of shock resulting from a honeybee sting; during which one of the body's reactions is to contract the muscles in the bronchial tubes, or breathing tubes in the lungs. Anaphylactic shock is brought on by an acute allergy to bee venom and may cause sudden death unless immediate medical attention is received. |
 Anther of a morning glory flower | anther See it the portion of a flowering plant that produces pollen, which is responsible for fertilizing the female portion of the plant (the stigma); the anther is attached to the end of the stamen by a filament. |
 A typical apiary | apiary See it an area that contains one or more man-made beehives, in which bee colonies are kept and cared for |
| apiculture the formalized practice of beekeeping, especially on a large scale; the branch of agriculture that is concerned with crop pollination by honeybees |
 apis mellifera (Western honeybee) | apis mellifera See it the common European, or Western, honeybee, member of the order hymenoptera; subspecies of apis mellifera include: a. m. ligustica (Italian), the most common domesticated bee; a.m. caucasia (Caucasian); a.m. carnica (Carniolan) a.m. mellifera (German black); and a.m. scutellata / a.m. adonsonii / a.m. intermissa (African). The species is very different in behavior and appearance from the wasp. |
 | Apistan See it the Wellmark brand-name for Tau-fluvinate (fluvalinate), a medication that kills varroa mites; Apistan is impregnated into soft plastic strips, which are hung in the brood boxes in the spring, before the first honeyflow, and in the fall, after the last honeyflow and honey harvest. Apistan has been found to be ineffective in treating a hive infested with small hive beetles. See also: coumaphos, Honeybee Medications |
| automatic uncapper a machine used during honey extraction that automatically removes the caps from the honeycomb cells; an automatic uncapper usually uses electrically heated blades or teeth that move across the comb. |
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