honey bee sire

Definition

A honey bee sire is a breeder queen, commonly abbreviated to 4a, which in honey bee breeding programs refers to the queen from which the drones descend directly or through its daughters (referred to as drone producing queens) that mate with an unmated queen descending from a honey bee dam.

Reference

  1. Ruttner F. 1996 Zuchttechnik und Zuchtauslese bei der Biene. 7 ed. Ehrenwirth Verlag GmbH.
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
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Label

honey bee sire

EUPH Code (UID)

[2926]

EUPH IRI

https://app.pollinatorhub.eu/vocabulary/classes/2926

Descriptor

n/a

This class is part of the ontology

Created

2023-01-23

Updated

2026-04-25
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Class

Author: Michael Rubinigg

Definition

Author: Michael Rubinigg

Translation

Authors: Michael Rubinigg, Michael Rubinigg

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English

sire

Noun, Singular

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English

4a

Abbreviation/Acronym

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German

Vatermutter

Noun, Feminine, Singular

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German

Anpaarung

Noun, Feminine, Singular

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German

4a

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