GLOSSARY 



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side of the comb. Queen 

 cells are special cells resem- 

 bling peanuts which are 

 built for the rearing of the 

 queens. 



Cell-cup. An artificial cell 

 base made of beeswax used 

 by queen breeders to serve 

 as queen cell. 



Cell-Protector. A spiral cov- 

 ering made of w^re placed 

 over ripe queen-cells to pre- 

 vent the bees from destroy- 

 ing them when placed in a 

 strange hive. 



Chunk-honey See Bulk 



Honey. 



Cleansing Flight. Since bees 

 do not void their excrement 

 in the hive, but only on the 

 wing, except when diseased, 

 it is necessary for frequent 

 flights to relieve them of the 

 accumulated fseces. A cleans- 

 ing flight is the first flight 

 after a period of confine- 

 ment. 



Cluster. The normal gather- 

 ing together in a compact 

 mass. In clustering, the 

 bees hang together by means 

 of the hooks on their feet. 

 The winter cluster is formed 

 when the temperature drops 

 to 57 degrees Farh. When 

 the swarm emerges, a cluster 

 is formed on a twig or other 

 convenient object. A cluster 

 is formed within the hive for 

 the purpose of maintaining 

 sufficient heat for brood 

 rearing. According to Phil- 

 lips, brood rearing tempera- 

 ture rarely exceeds 97 

 degrees. 



Chaff Cushion. A cushion 

 filled with chaff or other 

 absorbent, which is some- 

 times placed over the frames 

 for the purpose of absorbing 

 condensed moisture in cold 

 weather. 



Colony. A hive of bees, includ- 

 ing bees, eggs, brood, etc., 

 together with combs and 

 equipment. 



Comb. The assembled hexag- 

 onal cells built of beeswax 

 in one frame by the bees. A 

 honey-comb. 



Comb-Foundation. A sheet of 

 beeswax impressed with the 

 exact size and shape of the 

 bases of the cells used by 

 the bees. 



Comb-honey. Honey in the 

 comb. Usually applied to 

 honey in sections. 



Cyprian Bees. A yellow race 

 of bees native to the Island 

 of Cyprus. 



Dadant Hive. A large hive 

 with eleven frames 183-^ x 

 11^. The frames are spaced 

 \]/2 inches from center to 

 center and a dummy is used 

 to reduce the size of the hive 

 for weak colonies. A straw 

 mat is used over the frames 

 when supers are not in place. 



Dadant System. A system of 

 extracted honey production 

 by means of the large Da- 

 dant hive. The deep frames 

 and wide spacing reduces 

 the amount of manipula- 

 tion necessary for ordinary 

 operations and largely con- 

 trols swarming. 



