Native Bees
Beekeeping
Honey
Bee Anatomy
Random!
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Many native bees do not live in colonies. They are ____
solitary!
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What is the most popular kind of hive in the USA?
Langstroth hive
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What is honey made of/from?
Water +sugar, nectar
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How many eyes do bees have?
5
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What name of Greek origin means 'honeybee'?
Melissa
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Identify me!
Sweat bee
200
Name a reason for why we use smokers
- Mask pheromones when a bee stings
- Warn the bees we are coming
- Calm bees by suppressing alarm pheromones
- ...
200
Name a health benefit associated with honey
anti-inflammatory, antioxidants, antibacterial, natural sugar alternative...
200
TRUE OR FALSE: All honeybees lose their life after stinging.
FALSE: the queen can sting multiple time. Her stinger is NOT barbed.
200
When did we start referring the the queen bee as a queen and not a king?
17th century. 1609, Charles Butler referred to the queen bee as a queen in his book on the history of bees: the Feminine Monarchie.
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These bees build their homes into wood
Carpenter bees
300
Why can't you wear black to a hive check?
Bees perceive the color black as a threat and may be aggressive as they associate the color with bears and thus danger.
300
What is the most common kind of honey in the USA?
Clover
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What is a drone and what is their job for the hive?
Male bee, spread genetics by mating with other hives' queens.
300
How do bees communicate the location of flowers to harvest nectar from?
Waggle dancing!
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Texas, the state with most native bees :), has how many species of native bees?
1100-1500
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What is shown in this picture and what does it tell us about a hive?
- Queen cell
- The hive is making a new queen
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What characterizes fall harvested honey from spring harvest?
Fall honey is darker, smokier, oakier and richer in taste
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How many stomach does a bee have? What is its function?
2! One for eating and one for storing nectar!
400
TRUE OR FALSE: Honey found in ancient Egyptian tombs by archeologists is not edible?
FALSE, properly stored honey does not spoil
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These bees use mud to build their homes
Mason bees!
500
Where can you expect to find brood in a langstroth hive?
In the bottom box of a langstroth, normally towards the middle.
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How much honey does a bee make in its lifetime?
1/12 of a teaspoon
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Where do bees release pheromones from?
Mandibular glands, mandibles
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Where was the oldest honey in the world found
Georgia! (the country), it was found in a woman's tomb whilst building an oil pipeline. It is estimated to be about 5,500 years old!