Biology
What is the Latin name of the honeybee?
Apis Mellifera
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Where did beekeeping originate?
Most theory's say Africa, but some new finding suggest Asia.
Name three types of bees that aren't honeybees.
Sweat, leafcutter, bumble, mason, carpenter.
How many stings ber pound of flesh does it take to kill someone not allergic to bees?
10-12 stings per pound
What are the three honey bee castes?
Queen, Worker, and Drone
What is the name of a professional beekeeper?
Apiarist
Who recently ranked all areas of the body based off of the pain of a bee sting?
Michael Smith
Why can't honeybees pollinate alfalfa plants and which bees do?
Alfalfa plants have a spring-loaded mechanism that smacks the bees with pollen and the honeybees don't like the smacking. Alfalfa leafcutting bees pollinate alfalfa plants.
There are three popular types of modern hives, what are they?
Langstroth, Warre, and Top Bar Hives
How many eyes (Simple and Complex) does a honeybee have?
5 eyes, 2 complex, 3 simple
Which state produces the most honey?
North Dakota
Which Roman poet wrote about beekeeping?
Virgil
What is red honey and where is it produced?
Red honey is hallucinogenic honey made from rhododendrons and is mainly produced in Turkey and Nepal.
What type of hive is on the Exeter seal?
The sun hive
While most bacteria die in honey, there is one dangerous organism that survives in honey, what is this organism?
Clostridium botulinum
Which country produces the most honey?
China
What is the origin of Africanized Honey Bees?
They were bred in order to increase the productivity of hives in more arid regions, but swarmed and became wild.
Describe a bumblebee nest.
Hole in the ground with different compartments for different larvae, each with bee bread stores.
How many days does it take for a queen to emerge from a capped queen cell?
16 days
What colors can humans see but honeybees cannot?
Reds and some Oranges
What is a common crime against beekeepers?
Stealing bees during pollination season
What role did red honey play in the Roman invasion of Turkey?
Regular honey stores were replaced with the hallucinogenic red honey as part of a larger plan to throw the Roman supply lines into disarray.
The Japanese Honey Bee and Asian Giant Hornet have an interesting relationship. The hornets hunt the bees, but the bees cannot bite or sting through the hornets armor. How does the Japanese Honey Bee kill Asian Giant Hornets?
The Japanese Honey Bee swarms the hornets and boils them alive with body heat.
When testing hive health it is common to test a 1/2 cup sample of bees. How many bees are in half a cup?
About 300 bees.