Beekeeping Glossary
This list of terms comes from Cornell University’s Dyce Lab for Honey Bee Studies.
There are currently 5 terms in this directory beginning with the letter E.
egg
Eggs are the first stage of the bee’s life, and are laid by queens and sometimes workers into cells. The pattern of egg laying in the cells and across the comb can provide information about the health and trajectory of the colony.
emergency queen cells
Emergency queen cells are built when workers abruptly find themselves without a queen and must convert larvae that had been destined to be workers into queens instead.
EpiPen
An EpiPen is a brand name for an epinephrine injector. Epinephrine is used to treat anaphylactic shock.
eusociality (adjective: eusocial)
Eusociality refers to the most advanced form of social living. Eusocial individuals fully depend on a societal organization to survive and cannot live on their own. The defining characteristics of a eusocial organism are more than one generation living together, cooperative brood care, and a reproductive division of labor.
