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Nucs, or nucleus colonies, are small honey bee colonies created from larger colonies. [1]

12 relations: Bee, Beehive, Beekeeper, Drone (bee), Hive frame, Honey bee, Langstroth hive, Mating yard, Queen bee, United States Department of Agriculture, Winter cluster, Worker bee.

Bee

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax.

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Beehive

A beehive is an enclosed structure man-made in which some honey bee species of the subgenus Apis live and raise their young.

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Beekeeper

A beekeeper is a person who keeps honey bees.

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Drone (bee)

A drone is a male bee.

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Hive frame

A hive frame or honey frame is a structural element in a beehive that holds the honeycomb or brood comb within the hive enclosure or box.

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Honey bee

A honey bee (or honeybee) is any member of the genus Apis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests from wax.

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Langstroth hive

In modern beekeeping, a Langstroth hive is any vertically modular beehive that has the key features of.

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Mating yard

A mating yard is a term for an apiary which consists primarily of queen mating nucs and hives which raise drones.

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Queen bee

The term "queen bee" is typically used to refer to an adult, mated female that lives in a honey bee colony or hive; she is usually the mother of most, if not all, of the bees in the beehive.

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United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), also known as the Agriculture Department, is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, and food.

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Winter cluster

In beekeeping, a winter cluster is a well-defined cluster of honey bees that forms inside a beehive when the air temperature dips below 10 to 14 °C.

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Worker bee

A worker bee is any female (eusocial) bee that lacks the full reproductive capacity of the colony's queen bee; under most circumstances, this is correlated to an increase in certain non-reproductive activities relative to a queen, as well.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuc

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