Honey!
How long does it take for honey to spoil?
Never!
What are the male bees of the hive called?
Drones
How many sides does a honeycomb cell have?
Six - hexagon
How many queens are there in a hive?
One :)
What is the average temperature inside a hive?
89.6 F or 32 C
How many calories are in one tablespoon of honey?
64 calories
How many eyes does a bee have?
Five
How does a bee tell the rest of the hive where there is a source of pollen?
Waggle Dance
What is a baby queen fed when she is growing?
Royal Jelly
Daily Double:
At what developmental stage does a varroa mite attach itself to a bee?
when a bee is a larva
How many pounds of honey is eaten by bees to make one pound of beeswax
8 lbs
Average lifespan of a worker bee
6 weeks
Who decides to make a new queen?
The hive - not the old queen
Is her stinger barbed or smooth? Why does this matter?
What is the name given to wine made with fermented honey
Mead
How much honey does a bee make in its life?
1/12 of a teaspoon
What is the species name for the honey bee?
Apis mellifera
Name 1 distinction between a drone and a worker bee
Answers include:
-Large eyes
-No stinger
-Generally useless
How long can a queen bee live?
5 years
How long ago did bees evolve?
100 million years ago
In pounds, how much honey on average does a hive make in a year?
40 lbs
How many flowers does a bee have to visit to make 1 pound of honey?
2 million flowers!
Daily Double:
How does a queen know to lay a male bee or a female bee?
The size of the cell - larger for male bees
How many eggs does a queen lay in a day? Estimate to the nearest 100th
2,500
On average how many stings can a person without an allergy safely tolerate?
1000 stings (500 for a child)