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• Brood comb — The brood comb is the beeswax structure of cells where the queen bee lays eggs. It is the part of the beehive where new brood is raised by the colony. During the summer a good queen may lay 1500 2000 eggs per day, which results in 1500 2000 bees… …   Wikipedia

• Comb honey — production using Ross Round style equipment: center comb is complete, right in progress Comb honey is honey, intended for consumption, which still contains pieces of the hexagonal shaped beeswax cells of the honeycomb. Before the invention of the …   Wikipedia

• Brood (honey bee) — In entomology, the term brood is used to refer to the embryo or egg, the larva and the pupa stages in the life of holometabolous insects. The brood of honey bees develops within a bee hive. In man made, removable frame hives, such as Langstroth… …   Wikipedia

• brood chamber — noun 1. : brood pouch 2. or brood nest in a beehive : the part of the comb set aside for brood rearing …   Useful english dictionary

• comb — n. [A.S. camb, comb] 1. Any of various comb like structures. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) The pecten of scorpions. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. The strigil. b. The many brood cells or cocoons regularly arranged in the nests of many species of… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• brood cell — noun 1. : gonidium 2. : a cell in bee comb used for the rearing of a larva …   Useful english dictionary

• Top-bar hive — Top bar hives are a style of beehive used for beekeeping. They are especially useful in areas where resources are limited, but are also increasingly popular among hobby beekeepers in industrialized nations. This article is primarily concerned… …   Wikipedia

• Diseases of the honey bee — or abnormal hive conditions include: Contents 1 Pests and parasites 1.1 Varroa mites 1.1.1 Treatment 1.2 Acarine (Tracheal) mit …   Wikipedia

• Langstroth hive — The Langstroth bee hive is the standard beehive used in many parts of the world for bee keeping. The advantage of the Langstroth hive over hives previous to its invention on October 30, 1851, is that the bees build honeycomb into frames, which… …   Wikipedia

• Queen bee — For other uses, see Queen bee (disambiguation). Carniolan queen bee with attendants on a honeycomb. The term queen bee is typically used to refer to an adult, mated female that lives in a honey bee colony or hive; she is usually the mother of… …   Wikipedia

• Frame (beehive) — A frame in a beehive is the structural element that holds the honeycomb or brood comb within the hive body (or super ). The frame is a key part of the modern movable hive since it can be removed in order to inspect the bees for disease or to… …   Wikipedia