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Anatomy
The Basics
Flight/Dance
The Hive
Miscellaneous
100
How many eyes does a honeybee have?
Five - two compound eyes and three ocelli used to detect light intesity.
100
Name the three types of honeybees you would find in a hive.
What is the worker, the drone, and the queen?
100
How far can the worker bees fly to forage for pollen?
Upto five miles.
100
How many bees live in a colony?
20,000 to 30,000.
100
What school of Engineering and Applied Sciences conducted the first successful flight of a life size robotic Robobee in 2007?
Harvard.
200
What is the airlike tube that sucks up nectar called?
The Proboscis
200
What does the worker do?
constructs the hive, takes care of the nursery, guards teh hive, scouts and gets food.
200
What shape does the scout fly in to tell the workers where to go for food?
A figure-eight.
200
What do bees do to survive in the winter?
Create an ecosystem living off the hone and keeping wam by using their wings.
200
It is believed that the venom that causes a sting to hurt may help stop the spread of what virus?
HIV
300
What is the sac that is attached to the rear leg of a honey bee called?
The pollen basket.
300
What is the life span of the queen?
3 - 7 years.
300
The number of dance patterns in a given time indicates what to other bees?
The distance to the food source.
300
In the United States, how many colonies disappeared or died this past winter?
Approximately 1/3.
300
In a single trip, a worker bee can visit how many flowers?
Upto 100.
400
What type of charge on the bee's hair attracts pollen?
Electrostatic.
400
When does the drone die?
After mating.
400
The angle at which the scout dances gives the angle of the food source relative to what?
The hive and the sun.
400
When were bees imported to North America?
The 17th century.
400
How much honey does a worker bee produce during its life?
1/12 teaspoon.
500
The mandible or jaw helps the bee do what?
Bite and pack pollen as well as shape wax for building a honeycomb.
500
Wat is the life span of the worker?
20 -30 days.
500
What two things does the rapid flapping of the wings do?
Generates warmth and evaporates water from nectar to make honey.
500
What are the boxes called that are abandoned?
Dead-outs
500
How many miles do workers fly collectively to produce 1 pound of honey?
55,000 miles.