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This glossary contains some basic terms about beehive and beekeeping equipment.

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Frame is a removable structural element in a beehive that holds the honeycomb or brood comb within the hive body (or "super").

Domain: Agriculture; Category: General agriculture

Honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honey bees in their nests to contain their larvae, honey and pollen.

Domain: Agriculture; Category: General agriculture

Feeder is used to provide or supplement nutrients for a beehive. It is usually a simple box or a container filled with sugar syrup.

Domain: Agriculture; Category: General agriculture

Clearer or the 'escape board' in a modern beehive separates the bees from the honey, and regulates the microclimate in the hive.

Domain: Agriculture; Category: General agriculture

Hive stand of a modern beehive is the bottom part of the hive that has an angled landing board for the bees.

Domain: Agriculture; Category: General agriculture

Bottom board with entrance cleat of a modern beehive closes and protects the hive from the bottom side from the outside factors - unwanted guests, cold, snow and rain.

Domain: Agriculture; Category: General agriculture

Unlike the supers, brood chamber is the part of the hive where brood is located. The nursery area is in the brood chamber, which beekeepers prefer to be in the bottom box. In the late winter and ...

Domain: Agriculture; Category: General agriculture

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