>What is a Nuc, Queen, Drone and Worker bee?
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesbasics.htmhttp://www.bushfarms.com/beesterms.htmFrom the above links:
"Nuc, nuclei, nucleus = A small colony of bees often used in queen rearing or the box in which the small colony of bees resides. The term refers to the fact that the essentials, bees, brood, food, a queen or the means to make one, are there for it to grow into a colony, but it is not a full sized colony."
"Queen = A fully developed female bee responsible for all the egg laying of a colony."
"Drone = The male honeybee which comes from an unfertilized egg (and is therefore haploid) laid by a queen or less commonly, a laying worker."
"Worker bees = Infertile female bee whose reproductive organs are only partially developed, responsible for carrying out all the routine of the colony."