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Cell —a single hexagonal (six-sided) compartment of a honey comb.
Chalkbrood —a fungal disease of honey bee larvae.
CheckMite +—a plastic strip impregnated with coumophos (a very toxic pesticide) in-
serted into honey bee colonies used to kill varroa mites.
Chilled brood —developing bee brood that have died from exposure to cold.
Cleansing flight —a quick, short flight bees take after confinement to void feces.
Cluster —a group of bees hanging together for warmth.
Colony —adult bees and developing brood living together including the hive they are
living in.
Colony Collapse Disorder —a pathogen-driven condition in a honey bee colony in
which the adult bees are stricken and leave the hive to die. Ultimately only the queen, a
very few young bees, and (depending on the time of year), a large quantity of brood are
left. There is an abnormal amount of time before secondary scavengers move in—wax
moth, small hive beetles, or robbing bees—and if bees are put back on the abandoned
combs immediately, they, too succumb to the problem. It is suspected to be virus-driv-
en, but concrete proof of that has not been discovered as this topic goes to press.
Comb —a sheet of six-sided cells made of beeswax by honey bees in which brood is
reared and honey and pollen are stored.
Comb foundation —a commercially made sheet of plastic or beeswax with the cell
bases of worker or drone cells embossed on both sides.
Comb honey —honey produced and sold in the comb, made in plastic frames and sold
in round, plastic packages.
Compound eyes —a bee's sight organs, which are composed of many smaller units
called ommatidia.
Cremed (Crystallized) honey —honey that has been allowed to crystallize under con-
trolled conditions.
Cut-Comb Honey —Comb honey, cut-comb honey, and chunk honey are all derived
from a full frame of capped honey, made on foundation without wires. Cut-comb honey
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