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;al'''rte -'' ' \'�e. �j; Figure 22.A wooden frame with <br /> t•,T ti +?,,`' black foundation (foundation can also <br /> .' �; .,-;,, , i., : be the color of beeswax)with new <br /> , „•. • Ar tit beeswax comb being built by the <br /> 0 <br /> '(t b' , , bees.The comb is the yellow-gold <br /> ,,--.- 7 ` hexagon structure. <br /> . . � <br /> r �. • . sem' Tl • `'tC <br /> •4I ., S+, i <br /> ` , • , !:`,.1 4,, : Aon; .: � � qs <br /> - - .! '^ j�••��••iii"";i"•ii" , `RNs►i• f....,a <br /> At <br /> Beekeeping LingoIII <br /> Beekeepers have particular, and sometimes peculiar, phrases they use to talk about <br /> equipment, bees, and beekeeping. Beekeepers often use different words to mean <br /> VT the same thing, even within a single sentence. <br /> Words of A common example is the use of"colony" or "hive." By definition, the colony is the <br /> bees, and the hive is the structure that the bees live in. However, colony and hive <br /> Wisdom are frequently used interchangeably in speech. <br /> Another example is a "hive box" or"hive body." Both mean the same thing in this case: the wooden box <br /> that holds the frames, and, depending on context, may or may not include the frames. A variation is <br /> calling the box by its size, like a "deep."A"deep" means the same thing as a box or body, but specifically <br /> refers to a box the size of a Langstroth deep. Other variations include "deep brood boxes" and "deep hive <br /> bodies." <br /> Beekeepers also often use "comb" and "frame" interchangeably. A frame of brood is the same as a comb <br /> of brood. They are technically different, though. Comb is the hexagon-shaped beeswax structure built by <br /> the bees. A frame is the structure that beekeepers give the bees to build their comb in. Frames are most <br /> often made of wood, but some are plastic. <br /> "Brood" is commonly used. Brood always refers to the developing bees, but it can mean specific stages, <br /> too. Open brood refers to the egg and larval stages as these stages do not yet have a wax cap, hence <br /> they are "open." Sealed or capped brood refers to the pre-pupal and pupal stages. These developing bees <br /> are covered by a wax cap, sealing in the pupating bees, hence the use of"sealed" or"capped." Brood <br /> usually refers to worker brood, unless specified as drone brood or queen cells. 410 <br /> Now you are equipped with enough lingo to confuse and impress your non-beekeeping friends! <br /> Beekeeping in Northern Climates 22 <br />