BEEKEEPING QUIZ

Test your knowledge of honey bees and beekeeping by clicking on the button, beside of the answer of your choice, for each question. Then click on calculate to see how well you did and to see the correct answers. Good luck!

1) What bee is used, in the United States, for honey production? a) Bumble bees b) European honey bees c) Asian honey bees d) None of the above.	2) What substance, produced by flowers, is used to make honey? a) Water b) Pollen c) Propolis d) Nectar
3) What is a drone? a) A sterile honey bee b) A female honey bee c) A male honey bee d) None of the above	4) What do honey bees use as a protein source? a) Propolis b) Nectar c) Pollen d) Water
5) How many days does it normally take a worker to develop from an egg to an adult? a) 30 b) 21 c) 16 d) 10	6) How many queens are normally found in a honey bee colony? a) 16 b) 2 c) None d) 1
7) Eggs from an egg-laying worker bee result in: a) Worker bees b) Drones c) Queens d) All of the above	8) How can you distinguish a queen from workers and drones? a) She has a chubby body and eyes that touch in back of her head b) She has a short abdomen with a hairy thorax c) She is short with a smooth abdomen d) She has a long abdomen with a smooth and shiny thorax
9) What is propolis? a) Tree sap that is used as a glue and sealant b) The substance that honey is made from c) Protein source for young bees d) None of the above	10) How is beeswax made? a) Collected from flowers b) Made out of pollen c) Made from propolis d) Secreted from the workers abdomen

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Kenny Bailey, Agricultural Extension Agent

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Date Created 11/4/98.
Last Updated 12/9/98.

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