Bee Encyclopedia

To produce acacia honey, the bees extract the nectar exclusively from the acacia tree.

An allergy or hypersensitivity to bees, bee pollen or bee products.

In its life cycle, the bee is involved in various activities

Chemical generic term for those substances that counteract oxidizing substances

Apiair is an alternative medical method of apitherapy

Apipuncture is a special treatment of apitherapy

The word "Apis" comes from the Greek and is translated as "bee".

Apis Mellifera is the technical term for the (western) honey bee

Describes a form of treatment in which products from the bee kingdom are used

The female bees in the hive are the worker bees

Pollination describes the transfer of pollen to the stigma of the carpel of a flower

The bee bread serves as food for the bees and also supplies the brood

Bee venom is used by bees to protect the colony.

The queen bee is also called "queen" or "mother bee" by beekeepers

Bee mortality has a significant impact on our ecosystem

The bee sting is caused by the bee's venomous sting

A humid microclimate prevails in the beehive

The bee tea serves to keep the bees healthy and is put together by the beekeeper

The wax is the building material for the honeycombs

The brood nest is formed by the closely arranged brood combs

The queen bee lays her eggs in the brood comb

Choline is a semi-essential nutrient

The drone refers to the male bee

The end of summer also marks the end of the queen bee's mating season

Enzymes are specialized proteins,

A biological reaction that preserves products

Aggressive oxygen compounds can attack the body

The first harvest of the bee season

This bee product is also known as "royal jelly"

The nuptial flight is the unique mating flight of the queen bee

Honey is a natural product produced by honeybees

The honey bee is the best-known bee species and is divided into different breeds

Honeydew is the term used to describe the sugary excretions of certain plant-sucking insects

The beekeeper deals with the keeping, breeding and propagation of honey bees

The mandibles are components of the bee's jaw

Manuka is a plant species (Leptospermum scoparium)

Manuka honey is a special blossom honey

Methylglyoxal is produced during the ripening of the honey

Monocultures are the cultivation of a single crop on the same area for many years

Nectar is a sugary liquid that is produced and released by flowers

The term "pesticide" translates as "pests"

Pollen, also known as pollen, is produced by seed plants

Propolis is also known as bee putty resin

The cleaning bee cleans the cells of the brood combs

The division of labor is particularly pronounced in worker bees

The entire supply of nectar, honeydew and pollen

It is the most important source of energy in the metabolism of all living things

Keeping and caring for bee colonies in urban areas

It develops in the brood combs of the bees