I am so excited. my first bees should be arriving this month. I have been trying to bone up on my bee knowledge! This is something I have found helpful. 
AFB = American Foulbrood
AHB = Africanized Honey Bees
DCA = Drone Congregation Area
EFB = European Foulbrood
EHB = European Honey Bees
IMPOV = In My Point Of View
KTBH = Kenya Top Bar Hive (one with sloped sides)
OMB = open-meshed board (see SBB)
POV = Point Of View
QMP = Queen Madibular Pheromone
SBB = screened bottom board (see OMB)
SC = Small Cell (4.9mm cells, for those of you mathematically inclined)
SHB = small hive beetle
SMR = Supressed Mite Reproduction (usually referring to a queen)
T-Mites = Tracheal Mites
TBH = Top Bar Hive
TM = Terramycin or Tracheal Mites depending on the context
TTBH = Tanzanian Top Bar Hive (one with vertical sides)
QMP = Queen Madibular Pheromone
ULBN = Unlimited Brood Nest (no queen excluder, usually all the same
size boxes or extra brood boxes)
V-Mites = Varroa Mites
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