NCSBA Certified Exam and Answers || Updated.
NCSBA founding date correct answers January 11, 1917
How long has man been harvesting honey (and other products) from honeybees? correct answers
15,000 years
Ways that bees used to be kept? correct answers Destruction of the whole hive, Huber movable
hive
Products obtained from a hive correct answers Honey, beeswax, pollen, propolis
Importance of honeybees correct answers Pollination of fruits and vegetables
What is bee space? correct answers The crawl space that bees need to pass easily between two
structures (3/8 inch is the ideal space). When the space between two surfaces in the hive is the
right size (bee space), the bees will respect the space and leave it free as their passageway.
Langstroth importance correct answers Discovered bee space
Charles Dadant correct answers One of the fathers of modern day beekeeping, made a type of
hive, American Bee Journal
When did bees arrive in America? correct answers 1622 in the colonies (white man's fly)
Queen egg to emergence correct answers 16 days
Number of eyes correct answers 5
Castes correct answers 2
Deformed wing virus (DWV) correct answers Damaged, deformed wings and appendages; sign
of varroa mite infestation. 48 hr life expectancy; usually expelled from the hive.
Absconding correct answers When the total colony population leaves a hive; leaving no
provision for a new queen, leaving behind brood & honey
Locomotion sector of the bee correct answers thorax
Single or multiple eggs laid in an irregular pattern on the comb. correct answers laying workers
"K-WING", although possibly an indication of Nosema and also correct answers tracheal mite
infestation
Four stages of honey bee development correct answers egg, larvae, pupa, adult
, Proboscis correct answers The sucking part of a honey bee's mouth
Drone egg to emergence correct answers 24 days
Hemolymph correct answers Blood of a honey bee
Worker egg to emergance correct answers 21 days
What is used to kill wax moths? correct answers Para dichlorobenzene
Nasanov correct answers A scent gland at the end of a worker's abdomen that releases an
orientation pheromone
Italian bee correct answers Apis mellifera ligustica, less defensive and less prone to disease than
their German counterparts, and they are excellent honey producers. very lightly colored, ranging
from a light leather hue to an almost lemon yellow.
German bee correct answers A. m. mellifera, hardy strain, able to survive long, cold winters,
susceptible to brood diseases, very dark in color and tends to be very defensive, rare at this time
Caucasian Bee correct answers A. m. caucasica, use an excessive amount of propolis, docile
African bee correct answers Apis mellifera scutellata, aggressive, dominant
How do bees pollinate? correct answers When a bee collects nectar and pollen from the flower of
a plant, some pollen from the stamens—the male reproductive organ of the flower—sticks to the
hairs of her body. When she visits the next flower, some of this pollen is rubbed off onto the
stigma, or tip of the pistil—the female reproductive organ of the flower. When this happens,
fertilization is possible, and a fruit, carrying seeds, can develop.
Pollination correct answers
What crops are dependent on honey bees for pollination? correct answers Alfalfa
Apple
Apricot
Blackberry
Blueberry
Cherry
Clovers
Sweetclovers, white and yellow
True clovers
Alsike
Ladino
Red
White Dutch
Cranberry Cucumber
NCSBA founding date correct answers January 11, 1917
How long has man been harvesting honey (and other products) from honeybees? correct answers
15,000 years
Ways that bees used to be kept? correct answers Destruction of the whole hive, Huber movable
hive
Products obtained from a hive correct answers Honey, beeswax, pollen, propolis
Importance of honeybees correct answers Pollination of fruits and vegetables
What is bee space? correct answers The crawl space that bees need to pass easily between two
structures (3/8 inch is the ideal space). When the space between two surfaces in the hive is the
right size (bee space), the bees will respect the space and leave it free as their passageway.
Langstroth importance correct answers Discovered bee space
Charles Dadant correct answers One of the fathers of modern day beekeeping, made a type of
hive, American Bee Journal
When did bees arrive in America? correct answers 1622 in the colonies (white man's fly)
Queen egg to emergence correct answers 16 days
Number of eyes correct answers 5
Castes correct answers 2
Deformed wing virus (DWV) correct answers Damaged, deformed wings and appendages; sign
of varroa mite infestation. 48 hr life expectancy; usually expelled from the hive.
Absconding correct answers When the total colony population leaves a hive; leaving no
provision for a new queen, leaving behind brood & honey
Locomotion sector of the bee correct answers thorax
Single or multiple eggs laid in an irregular pattern on the comb. correct answers laying workers
"K-WING", although possibly an indication of Nosema and also correct answers tracheal mite
infestation
Four stages of honey bee development correct answers egg, larvae, pupa, adult
, Proboscis correct answers The sucking part of a honey bee's mouth
Drone egg to emergence correct answers 24 days
Hemolymph correct answers Blood of a honey bee
Worker egg to emergance correct answers 21 days
What is used to kill wax moths? correct answers Para dichlorobenzene
Nasanov correct answers A scent gland at the end of a worker's abdomen that releases an
orientation pheromone
Italian bee correct answers Apis mellifera ligustica, less defensive and less prone to disease than
their German counterparts, and they are excellent honey producers. very lightly colored, ranging
from a light leather hue to an almost lemon yellow.
German bee correct answers A. m. mellifera, hardy strain, able to survive long, cold winters,
susceptible to brood diseases, very dark in color and tends to be very defensive, rare at this time
Caucasian Bee correct answers A. m. caucasica, use an excessive amount of propolis, docile
African bee correct answers Apis mellifera scutellata, aggressive, dominant
How do bees pollinate? correct answers When a bee collects nectar and pollen from the flower of
a plant, some pollen from the stamens—the male reproductive organ of the flower—sticks to the
hairs of her body. When she visits the next flower, some of this pollen is rubbed off onto the
stigma, or tip of the pistil—the female reproductive organ of the flower. When this happens,
fertilization is possible, and a fruit, carrying seeds, can develop.
Pollination correct answers
What crops are dependent on honey bees for pollination? correct answers Alfalfa
Apple
Apricot
Blackberry
Blueberry
Cherry
Clovers
Sweetclovers, white and yellow
True clovers
Alsike
Ladino
Red
White Dutch
Cranberry Cucumber
