Guidelines For Rural Beekeeping In Queensland

Definitions
AFB (American foulbrood) — bacterial brood disease Paenibacillus larvae subsp larvae
Apiarist or beekeeper — a person keeping bees
Apiary — a group of one or more European honeybee hives
Apiary site or bee site — the premises where an apiary is situated
Apiculture or beekeeping — the management of bees and beehives for production of honey or
related purpose
Bee — European honeybee, Apis mellifera
Bee sting — defensive behaviour of a honeybee worker
Brand — unique identification code issued by DPI&F to each registered apiarist in Queensland; used
to mark ownership of frames and hives
Flight path — the route taken by foraging worker bees when leaving from or returning to their hive
Foraging bees — worker bees seeking out and collecting food and water for their hive; bees naturally
forage at flowers for nectar and pollen supplies. (If there is a low natural supply, bees may seek
alternative sources, e.g. stock feed.)
Hive — a honeybee hive, comprising a colony with a queen, workers, drones and brood, being either a
nucleus colony or standard size colony of one or more supers
Honeybee comb — removable frames supporting wax cells that contain honey, pollen, and/or brood
(eggs, larvae, pupae)
Honey flow — the gathering of nectar from flora by bees for conversion into honey
Honey extraction — the removal of honey from combs
Package bees — a number of adult worker bees, with or without a queen, contained in a ventilated
shipping cage
Pollination — plant fertilisation, achieved by the transfer of pollen by bees from anthers to stigmas
of flowers
Queen raising yard — a site or property where queen bees are raised
Robber bees — worker bees attempting to gather stored or spilt honey
Strong hive — a populous honeybee colony
Super — box or boxes containing frames
Swarm — cluster or flying mass of bees, including workers, queen and drones
Water supply — a natural or man-made water supply accessed by bees
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