Category: Science
Created by: absit.nomen
Number of Blossarys: 5
A veil is a cloth which guards beekeeper's face from bees. It is placed on the hat of a beekeeper, and is usually transparent, so that beekeepers can see what they are doing.
Section super of a beehive is a part of a commercial beehive that is used to collect honey. It is filled with frames in which honeycombs are placed. Bees use honeycombs as storageroom.
Queen excluder is a mesh inside the beehive that allows worker bees to move but prevents the larger queens to access the honey super, so they can only lay eggs in the brood chamber.
The inner cover of a beehive protects the frames and inside of a hive, as well as the bees and their products. Inner cover insulates the hive.
Honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honey bees in their nests to contain their larvae, honey and pollen.
Honey extractor is a mechanical device used in the honey extraction. Frames are placed in a spinning drum, where honey flings out under centrifugal force.
Hive tool can be used for loosening hive bodies and frames, removing excess bur comb or to scrape propolis from the hive parts.