Here's the BUZZ
Which of these four animals aid in pollination, Hummingbirds, bees, bats or butterflies?
ALL OF THEM! Hummingbirds, bees, bats and butterflies all aid in the pollination of plants.
What is the only food eaten by both humans and insects?
HONEY!
Fun fact: a bee colony typically is home to 60,000 bees!
If a worker bee lives 42 days, how many weeks does it live?
6 Weeks
Which male part of the flower is the pollen producing part of the plant, and is made up of two parts: the anther & the filament?
Stamen
ND is the #1 producing honey state
TRUE!!!
Fun fact: you could take the #2 honey producing state numbers and double it and ND would still be #1
What do beekeepers use to keep bees calm while harvesting honey?
Using smoke helps calm the bees while harvesting honey and does not harm them.
I am nocturnal therefore I like the white flowers.
I have a tongue 3 times as long as my body.
Which pollinator am I?
BAT
The average beehive contains 40,000 bees and each hive of bees needs to pollinate an acre of apple trees in 7 days. With apple harvest beginning in early August and going into October farmer Smith orders 4 bee hives to pollinate his trees.
How many bees did farmer Smith order?
160,000
4 bee hives X 40,000 bees per hive = 160,000
What is the type of female honeybee that is responsible for gathering pollen, build honeycombs, make honey, keep the hive clean and feed the larve?
Worker bee
Wind Pollinated plants have nectar.
False
What else can pollinate plants besides animals?
WIND! Some of the most important crop plants are pollinated by the wind. They include wheat, rice, corn, rye, barley and oats.
Flowers offer 2 sources of food, pollen and nectar. Which is referred to as the protein?
Pollen
Fun fact: The average worker bee produces about 1/12 tsp of honey in her lifetime.
If one bee colony produces 75 pounds of honey per year, how many pounds of honey will it produce in 5 years?
375 pounds
75 pounds per year X 5 years = 375 pounds
Apples need to be cross pollinated to produce the fruit. What is the definition of cross pollination?
The transfer of pollen from a different variety of apple tree to another.
A radish relies on pollination.
FALSE
Which pollinator feeds ONLY on the milkweed plant?
Monach Butterfly
Fun fact: every year monarch butterflies migrate up to 6,000 miles roundtrip from their overwintering home in Mexico to summer homes in North America.
Honey keeps indefinitely in a jar. However, it can react to cool temperatures. What it the term for when it reacts to cool temperatures?
Crystallization
During part of the year, queen bees lay about 1,500 eggs each day.
How many eggs is that in a week?
10,500
1,500 eggs per day X 7 days a week = 10,500 eggs
ND is #1 in honey production. What is the term for the sweet liquid produced by flowers that the bees store in a special pouch as they move from flower to flower?
NECTAR
Fun Fact: Bees travel to 50-100 flowers before returning to the hive with the nectar they collected
A bee's head is shaped like a triangle.
TRUE!
Their heads contain the brain & primary sensory organs for sight, feel taste, & smell.
Fun fact: bees smell with their antennaes
What is one of the main pollinators of apple trees?
Honey bees! Although, there are many different pollinators honeybees are the most important pollinators we have!
Fun fact: 1 out of every 3 bites of food is thanks to pollinator.
To understand if a plant relies on pollination or not we first need to know the difference between the two.
What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable?
Fruit: anything with a seed INSIDE. relies on Pollination.
Vegetable: does NOT have seeds. We eat the leaves, stems, immature flowers or roots. DOES NOT rely on pollination.
Your recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of honey, and you want to double the recipe.
How much honey do you need AND what portion of a cup does it equate to?
HINT: 1 cup = 16 tablespoons
4 TBSP. and 1/4 cup
2 tbsp X 2 = 4tbsp
4 tbsp / 16 tbsp = 1/4 cup or 0.25
What is the name of the dance the worker bee performs when they return to the hive moving their body in a figure 8 motion to indicate the direction of the food source?
Waggle dance
Bees are attracted to bright colors?
TRUE, especially blue & yellow
Fun fact: bees can NOT see red.