Into empty/egg cell |
HEC |
Enters a cell that is either empty or contains an egg |
Inspect/feed larva |
Hlarv |
Inserts its head into a cell containing a larva |
Into honey cell |
HN |
Inserts its head into or enters a cell containing honey |
Into pollen cell |
HP |
Inserts its head into or enters a cell containing stored pollen |
Building comb |
BC |
Manipulates wax in areas where cells are in construction using mouthparts |
Attend dance |
AD |
Follows a dancing worker |
Dance |
PD |
Dances with or without pollen |
Walk with pollen |
CP |
Has pollen in her pollen baskets |
Mouth wax-brood |
TB |
Trims/smooths wax cappings on brood cells or sealed brood |
Mouth wax-honey/pollen |
TH |
Trims/smooths wax cappings on cells containing honey/pollen or capping them |
Attend queen |
AQ |
Is a member of the queen retinue |
Antennal contact with worker |
ANT |
Is in mutual contact with another worker |
Fan wings |
FAN |
Produces an air current with her wings |
Feeding worker |
FW |
The proboscis is extended between another bee’s mandibles |
Being fed |
GF |
The proboscis of another worker is extended between the mandibles of the worker |
Being groomed |
GG |
Stands and is cleaned by another worker |
Grooming self |
GS |
Grooms a part of its own body |
Grooming worker |
GW |
Grooms another worker bee |
Lateral shake |
CD |
Rapidly shakes its body from side to side (cleaning dance) |
Chew on hive |
CH |
Uses its mandibles to chew on the inside of the hive (e.g. wooden frames, etc.) |
Standing |
ST |
Stands motionless (lack of activity) |
Walk |
WALK |
Walks inside the hive |