Bee Biology
Worker bees can secrete a sticky, milky fluid that is used to feed the queen and is called _________.
Royal Jelly
Who was also known as the father of American beekeeping?
Langstroth
The most common source of lumber used in bee equipment is?
Pine
The powder sugar roll or alcohol wash is used to monitor what pest of the hive?
Varroa Mites
Colonies can be fully torn down for inspections above what temperature?
60-65 degrees
True or False? A mated queen can lay both fertile and unfertilized eggs.
True
Who is credited with discovering the honey bee dance language?
Karl Von Frisch
The medium super has an overall depth of?
6 5/8 inches
Sac Brood a disease of honey bee larvae is caused by?
a virus
True or False the addition of burr comb to the tops of frames is an indication a new box should be added?
False, It is an indication that bee space has been violated
What adult worker bee force produces and uses secretion material from the hypopharyngeal glands?
Nurse bees
Who developed the bee escape?
E.C. Porter
What are three ways to protect woodenware from environmental damage?
Painting
Wax Dipping
Food Safe Wood Preservatives
Name two miticides that can be used with honey supers on
Formic Acid
Hop Guard
Oxalic (In 2021, the US Department of Agriculture approved oxalic acid treatments —both vaporization and dribble methods—for application in the presence of honey supers.)
What type of split is used to maximize honey production?
Cut Down Split
How many wax glands do worker bees have?
8 Wax Glands
When and where did bees first come to America?
1622 Jamestown Virginia
What are the primary parts of the smoker?
Firepot
Bellows
Name two opportunistic pests of the hive that take advantage of a weak hive.
Hive beetles and Wax moths
The Demaree technique is used for?
Controlling Swarming
The worker scent gland is often used by bees outside the hive entrance to communicate?
Entrance location
Who discovered the principle of bee space?
Langstroth
The distance between the combs and exterior parts of the hive also known as bee space is? (in Inches)
1/4 to 3/8
During spring buildup, the management technique of ____ can be used to slow varroa mite buildup without potential negative effects on building populous colonies for surplus honey?
a. upper entrance
b. drone brood removal
c. brood cycle interruption
d. requeening
Drone Brood Removal
Explain why a colony will starve even if they have plenty of stores.
to cold to break cluster
True or False. Laying workers behave like normal queens and cease to do worker activities
False
Who determined the cause of American Foulbrood, European Foulbrood, Sacbrood, and Nosema
G.F White
Hardware cloth comes in various sizes #7,#8,#9 etc.. What size hardware cloth is used for screened bottom boards?
#8 Hardware Cloth
AFB (American Foulbrood) is caused by this type of pathogen?
Spore Forming Bacteria
A triangle escape board is used to?
clear supers of bees to remove honey supers
"Queen Substance" the primary pheromone of the queen honey bee is produced by what gland?
Mandibular
Who was credited with being the father of commercial beekeeping in America?
Moses Quinby
The piece of “extra” equipment termed a Vivaldi board or quilt box is used by beekeepers for what purpose?
To provide winter insulation and moisture control
True or False Varroa mites in a cell with dead pupae can live up to 3 weeks
True, Varroa cannot live for more than a week on equipment but can live up to 3 weeks in brood cells with dead pupae
Why are both upper and lower hive entrances are recommended in winter?
Adequate ventilation and provide an entrance if the lower entrance is blocked
True or False. Honey bees are capable of seeing 5 different qualities of color: Ultraviolet, blue, blue-green, yellow and red
False, Honey bees do not see the color red
Who is credited with the advanced theory that drones developed from unfertilized eggs?
Dzierzon
Name two hive types that are not Langstroth or Top Bar
Warre
AZ Hive
The primary location of nosema infection in the adult honey bee is the?
ventriculus or mid-gut
Clipping a queen’s wing and using a queen excluder at colony openings are ineffective swarm control techniques because?
a. They can damage the queen
b. The original queen can still join the swarm cluster
c. They inhibit prompt, timely departure of enough workers to accompany queen
d. colonies can still swarm with daughter virgins
D. colonies can still swarm with daughter virgins
Enzymes involved in the digestion of pollen are produced by?
A. Salivary glands B. Ventricular Wall
C. Mandibular Glands D. Intestinal Wall
B-Ventricular Wall
Who improved the early smoker to make them more practical and useful?
T.F Bingham
What type of feeder is discouraged due to initiating robbing situations in the apiary
Boardman or Entrance Feeder
The first acaricide approved in the United States for control of varroa mites is?
Fluvalinate
The thermal chimney thought to be an important feature for overwinter survival of a bee tree colony is not present in which of these following hive types?
a. Kenyan top Bar
b. Langstroth 8 frame
c. Warré
d. Langstroth 10 frame
Kenyan Top Bar
The function of the spermathecal gland is to:
A. Supply nutrients to stored sperm
B. Provide oxygen to stored sperm
C. Immobilize stored sperm to maintain viability
D. Secrete mucous component of semen
E. Maintain pH level in the spermatheca
A - Supply nutrients to stored sperm
Who described the process for making finely crystallized honey also known as creamed honey?
E.J Dyce
Explain why hives are generally painted in light and not dark colors
Dark colors absorb heat in summer causing the bees to have to expend extra energy cooling the hive
This was believed to have killed 90% of honey bee colonies in Great Britain from 1900-1920.
Tracheal Mites (Acarapis woodi)
If you find dead bees with their heads inserted into cells the most likely cause of death is:
A Poison B Starvation C Dysentery D Nosema
Starvation