Pollination
This is the percentage of pollination that bees are responsible for
What is 80%?
Honeybees protect themselves using this unique defense mechanism that injects Bee Venom into their enemy
What is stinging?
This disease is characterized by shrunken, chalk like mummies
What is Chalkbrood disease?
This type of pest affects the hive by stressing it out. It enters the hive to look for food
What is an ant?
This predators is another flying insect who resembles the Honeybee but tends to be more aggressive
What is a wasp?
When bees pollinate trees that grow to be large and shady, this provides ____ for many different types of creatures
What is shelter?
This protection method allows hives to protect against skunks?
What is raising a hive off the ground?
This disease is caused by bacteria and makes cappings look dark and sunken in
What is American Foulbrood?
When this pest enters the hive, it is usually confined to a "bee prison" and is trapped by a "guard bee"
What is a hive beetle?
This predator of the Honeybee loves to invade hives that are low to the ground, and gives off a bad scent when attacked
What is a skunk?
This is the amount of flowers that a single bee can pollinate in a single day
What are 5000 flowers?
This unique feature of a modern hive prevents birds from getting into the hive, & also prevents wind from knocking it open
What is a weighted cover?
Bonus: Double Points!
This disease causes unnecessary stress on the Honeybees
What is European Foulbrood?
This type of mite feeds on the blood of both brood and adult bees. It is the most common pest of the European Honeybee
What is a Varroa Mite?
This reason for Honeybee decline affects all living things on the planet and causes some species to go extinct
(It causes plants to bloom earlier while bees are still in hibernation)
What is climate change?
This unique feature of a Honeybee's anatomy allows them to easily collect pollen while on the go
What is a pollen basket?
This type of material keeps unwanted predators away from the hive, such as bears & skunks
Hint: It wraps around the hive
What is fencing?
This cause of this disorder is widely unknown, however, scientists say it could be cause by a variety of factors such as: climate change, pesticides, diseases, and loss of habitat
What is Colony Collapse Disorder?
This type of growth is how varroa mites multiply in the hive
______ Growth
What is Exponential?
This variety of chemicals may cause bee decline by exposing bees to harmful substances
What are pesticides?
While bees are fantastic pollinators, there are many other creatures that help to pollinate too. This spooky pollinator loves the dark, and its picture is often used as a Halloween decoration
What is a bat?
This substance is used to reduce their entrance to the hive, and to seal cracks and open spaces in the hive
What is propolis?
This disease causes bees in the pupae stage to have uncapped cells
What is European Foulbrood?
This type of mite lives in the trachea of the bee and can only be detected by lab microscopes
What is a Tracheal Mite?
This large predator is famous for loving honey in many cartoons
What is a bear?