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Caucasian bee - a dark honey bee subspecies originating in the Caucasus, Apis mellifera caucasica. <br /> Cell - a single hexagon shaped compartment in a honeycomb. 111 <br /> Chunk honey- a piece or pieces of comb honey packed in a jar with extracted liquid honey. <br /> Cleansing flight- bee flight, after a period of confinement, to dispose of feces or body wastes. <br /> Colony- an entire honey bee family or social unit living together in a hive or other shelter. <br /> Comb- a beeswax structure composed of two layers of horizontal cells sharing their bases. In managed <br /> colonies, the e words "comb" and "frame" are often used interchangeably. For example, a frame of brood is the <br /> same as a comb of brood. <br /> Comb foundation - a sheet of beeswax embossed on each side with the cell pattern. Some foundations are <br /> plastic or with a plastic base. <br /> Comb honey- honey sealed in the comb in which it was produced; also called section comb honey when <br /> produced in thin wooden or plastic frames called sections, and bulk comb honey when produced in shallow <br /> frames. "Cut comb honey" is when a portion of comb honey is cut from a larger comb. <br /> Coumaphos - an organophosphate pesticide (miticide) used to treat colonies for varroa mites and small hive <br /> beetles; active ingredient in "CheckMite®." <br /> Creamed honey-finely granulated honey that has had the crystallization process carefully controlled so that <br /> the product has the texture of creamy butter. <br /> 1111 <br /> readout- a colony that has died. <br /> Divide - splitting a colony into two or more colonies; also called "splitting." <br /> Division - board feeder- a waterproof, plastic or wooden syrup container the size of a frame, used to feed bees <br /> within the hive (not recommended). <br /> Draw-to shape and build, as to draw comb. <br /> Drawn comb- a comb of wax constructed on a sheet of foundation. <br /> Drip tray - a wooden tray used for stacking supers after they are pulled off a colony. It collects honey drips and <br /> can help prevent robbing. <br /> Drifting -the return of field bees to colonies other than their own. <br /> Drone layer- a queen that is unable to lay fertilized eggs because of a failure to mate or lack of sufficient viable <br /> spermatozoa; a queen whose eggs produce drones in worker cells. <br /> Dysentery- a malady of adult bees marked by an accumulation of excess feces or waste products, and by its <br /> release in and near the hive. <br /> i <br /> Beekeeping in Northern Climates 84 <br />