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Candied honey—Honey which has crystalized. 
Cappings—The wax coverings of cells. 
Carniolan bee—A variety of honey bee supposed to have originat- 
ed from Carniola, Austria. 
Carton—A pasteboard box for holding comb honey. 
Colony—A mass of bees comprising a swarm. 
: Comb—Six-sided cells made of beeswax, to hold honey or young 
ees, 
Comb foundation—Beeswax which has been stamped into thin 
sheets to imitate honeycomb. 
Comb honey—Honey and comb in natural condition. 
Cyprian bee—A variety of honey bee supposed to have originated 
in the Island of Cyprus. 
Danzenbaker brood frame—17 long, 744 inches deep dividing the 
separation of a colony into two or more colonies. 
Division-board—A partition used in the hive to reduce its size. 
Drone—A male bee, the product of an unfertilized egg. 
i Entrance—An opening in a hive through which bees enter and 
eave. 
Extracted honey—Honey separated from comb. 
gle contrivance for throwing honey from uncapped 
combs. 
Feeders—Devices for artificially feeding bees. 
Foul brood—A bacterial brood disease, contagious. 
Frame—Four small pieces of wood fastened together to hold the 
honeycomb. 
Hive—Artificial quarters for bees. 
Holy Land bees—A variety of honey bee supposed to have origi- 
nated in Palestine. 
Honey—Nectar of flowers gathered by bees and stored in comb. 
Honeydew—A sweet substance produced by plant lice, certain 
scale insects, and plants. 
Honey extractor—A device for throwing honey from combs. 
oo knife—A double-edged steel knife used in uncapping honey 
comb. 
Hybrid—A bee crossed with the common black bee. 
Italian bee—A honey bee which originated in the Italian region 
of Switzerland. 
Italianizing—The method of changing a race of honey bees to an 
Italian variety, by means of introducing an Italian queen. 
4 Langstroth frame—Dimensions, 175% inches long by 9% inches 
eep. 
eraagetrath hive—Any hive having frames hanging by shoulders 
with a bee space all around them. 
Movable frame—A loose frame which can be taken from the hive. 
Natural swarm—A swarm of bees with queen which leaves the 
old hive and seeks new quarters. 
Nucleus—A small hive of bees consisting usually of three or four 
brood sections. 
Nurse bee—A bee under 14 days old. 
Observatory hive—A hive with glass sides which permits the 
observer to watch the bees at work. a 
aa brood—A contagious disease of bees which affects the 
brood. 
Propolis—A glue-like substance collected by bees and used by 
them to fill up cracks and fasten together frames and sections in the 
hive. 
