Definitions and explanations of terms used in blog

It has come to my attention that some new readers don't know some the terms I use.  Here is a list of some of the terms with either a definition or and explanation.  If you come across a term that is unclear, let me know so I can add it to the list.
Brood box: often referred to as deep body,the bottom one or two boxes in a Langstroth hive.  This is where the eggs are laid a new bees are born.

Capped brood: cells in the comb where a bees is pupating.  The cell is covered with a tan cover.

Capped honey:  Honey is essentially dehydrated nectar.  When the nectar is concentrated enough, the bees cap the cell with a thin layer of wax.  It looks very different from the capped brood.

Drawn comb:  when bees make comb, it is called drawing comb.  They secrete the wax from glands in their abdomens.

Hive names: I have four hives.  The four Langstroth hives are called 1,2 &3, in the order they were established.  The top bar hive is Olea's hive.  Here is my apiary.  Hives 1&2 were previously called old and new, respectively.

Nuc:  this is short for nucleus.  When one purchases bees, one can get a package or a nuc.  A package is 2-3 pounds of bees and a queen in a queen cage.  A nuc is like a small hive- 5 or so frames of brood, workers and queen in a box.

Old hive: see above

Olea's hive:  Olea's hive is a top bar hive given to my granddaughter at her birth.  I'm taking care of it. 

Orientation flight: when bees are a couple of weeks old, they will fly out of the hive and hover about and around in order to get the location of the hive imprinted.  At 3 weeks of age they start foraging.

Sticky board:  In order to monitor the Varroa mite, a board coated with something sticky (I use petroleum jelly) is placed beneath the screen bottom.  The mites that fall onto it are counted.

Varroa mite:  a major pest of the bees.