The term brood is used in beekeeping to refer to the egg, larval and pupal stages in the life of insects that undergo a complete metamorphism. The brood of honey bees develops within a bee hive. In man-made, removable frame hives, each frame which is comprised of mainly brood is called a brood frame. Brood frames usually have some pollen and nectar or honey in the upper corners of the frame. The rest of the brood frames cells may be occupied by brood in various developmental stages. During the brood raising season, the bees may reuse the cells from which brood has emerged for additional brood or convert it to honey or pollen storage. Bees show remarkable flexibility in adapting cells to a use best suited for the hive's survival.
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