UNION COUNTY BEEKEEPERS TEST | 190
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION.
How long has the NCSBA been in existence? - ANS.... -NCSBA founded
on January 11, 1917
Which is the largest state beekeeper's association in the USA? - ANS.... -
NCSBA
The NCSBA is a resource for information and camaraderie that will benefit
both your beekeeping experience and expertise. - ANS.... -That was just a
random piece of information
It offers many programs that encourage your involvement, enjoyment, and
continued education. - ANS.... -That was just a random piece of information
What are the various programs and opportunities supported by NCSBA? -
ANS.... -a. They include the NC Zoo, NC State Fair, NCSBA Master
Beekeeper
Program, Golden Achievement Program, Certified Honey Producer
Program, annual judged contests for hive products and more.
What is the difference between a hobbyist beekeeper, a sideliner; and a
commercial operation? - ANS.... -a. Hobbyist - Interest, ecology, and
recreation (10 hives or fewer)
,b. Sideliner - Not primary income, but actively markets bee products (tens
to low hundreds of hives)
c. Commercial - Bees as a primary business, pollination, or commercial
production of bee products and bees (200+ hives, or moves bees across
State lines)
What do commercial operations do throughout the year? - ANS.... -
Pollination and commercial production of bee products and bees
How long has man been harvesting honey (and other products) from
honeybees? - ANS.... -Antiquity (9000 BC)
When did honey bees arrive in the Americas? - ANS.... -1621
What are some of the various ways that they kept bees? - ANS.... -Bee
gums and skeps
Who is Rev. L.L. Langstroth and what is he most known for? - ANS.... -
Identified 'bee space' and developed moveable frame hives
What is Bee Space? - ANS.... -3⁄8" wide between the frames
Who is A. I. Root? - ANS.... -Involved in forming NCSBA
Who is Charles Dadant? - ANS.... -Wrote "First lessons in Beekeeping"
What inventions have modernized beekeeping? - ANS.... -Langstroth Hive,
Wax Foundation and Frames, & Smoker
,What major events occurred in the US that regulated or changed methods
of beekeeping? - ANS.... -a. 1922 Honey Bee Act passed by Congress
(Restricts importation of honey
bees into the US)
b. 1967 Buckfast Bees introduced to US (Italian/German stabilized hybrid,
resists tracheal mites)
c. 1984 Tracheal mites appear in the US
d. 1985 & 1990 Africanized honey bees migrate to US (Originated from
Brazil)
e. 1987 Varroa mites show up in the US
f. 1996 Small hive beetles (SHB) found in US
g. 1997 Russian honey bees introduced to US (Improved native resistance
to
varroa mites)
h. 2004 Israeli Acute Paralysis introduced to US
i. 2006 Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) identified
What major events occurred in N.C. that regulated or changed methods of
beekeeping? - ANS.... -a. 1973 The honey Bee was named the NC Official
Insect
b. 1977 NC Bee and Honey Act
What is the primary importance of the honey bee? - ANS.... -Pollination
What list of products is obtained from a bee hive? - ANS.... -a. Beeswax,
honey, pollen, royal jelly, and venom
, What are those products used for? - ANS.... -a. Cosmetics, medicinally,
and cooking
What are the various types of bees throughout the world? - ANS.... -
Western Honeybee, Bumble bees, Squash bees, Blueberry bees, Leaf
Cutter bee, Mason bee, and Carpenter bees
What are the races of bees that are kept and what are their characteristics?
- ANS.... -(Supplemental Education Handout Top of Page 2)
a. German - (First honey bee to North America, not kept any longer)
b. Italian - (Most widely kept in the US, very good honey makers)
c. Carniolan - (Calm, early foragers, very good honey makers, tracheal mite
resistant)
d. Caucasian - (Calm, good honey makers, propolis stores)
e. Hybrids - (hygienic behavior, honey production, aggressiveness)
What makes an Africanized Bee different from the European (or "western")
honey bee? - ANS.... -More likely to swarm or abscond and aggressive
What threats or difficulties do Africanized bees pose to the USA and NC? -
ANS.... -Dangerous, defensive, and aggressive
What can be done about Africanized honey bees? (NC response) - ANS....
-a. Contact State Inspector if a hive is unusually aggressive
b. Acquire queens through the NCSBA 'Born-N-Bred' program
c. Uncertified bees from out of state must be inspected
d. All Africanized bees should be destroyed - eliminate genetics
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION.
How long has the NCSBA been in existence? - ANS.... -NCSBA founded
on January 11, 1917
Which is the largest state beekeeper's association in the USA? - ANS.... -
NCSBA
The NCSBA is a resource for information and camaraderie that will benefit
both your beekeeping experience and expertise. - ANS.... -That was just a
random piece of information
It offers many programs that encourage your involvement, enjoyment, and
continued education. - ANS.... -That was just a random piece of information
What are the various programs and opportunities supported by NCSBA? -
ANS.... -a. They include the NC Zoo, NC State Fair, NCSBA Master
Beekeeper
Program, Golden Achievement Program, Certified Honey Producer
Program, annual judged contests for hive products and more.
What is the difference between a hobbyist beekeeper, a sideliner; and a
commercial operation? - ANS.... -a. Hobbyist - Interest, ecology, and
recreation (10 hives or fewer)
,b. Sideliner - Not primary income, but actively markets bee products (tens
to low hundreds of hives)
c. Commercial - Bees as a primary business, pollination, or commercial
production of bee products and bees (200+ hives, or moves bees across
State lines)
What do commercial operations do throughout the year? - ANS.... -
Pollination and commercial production of bee products and bees
How long has man been harvesting honey (and other products) from
honeybees? - ANS.... -Antiquity (9000 BC)
When did honey bees arrive in the Americas? - ANS.... -1621
What are some of the various ways that they kept bees? - ANS.... -Bee
gums and skeps
Who is Rev. L.L. Langstroth and what is he most known for? - ANS.... -
Identified 'bee space' and developed moveable frame hives
What is Bee Space? - ANS.... -3⁄8" wide between the frames
Who is A. I. Root? - ANS.... -Involved in forming NCSBA
Who is Charles Dadant? - ANS.... -Wrote "First lessons in Beekeeping"
What inventions have modernized beekeeping? - ANS.... -Langstroth Hive,
Wax Foundation and Frames, & Smoker
,What major events occurred in the US that regulated or changed methods
of beekeeping? - ANS.... -a. 1922 Honey Bee Act passed by Congress
(Restricts importation of honey
bees into the US)
b. 1967 Buckfast Bees introduced to US (Italian/German stabilized hybrid,
resists tracheal mites)
c. 1984 Tracheal mites appear in the US
d. 1985 & 1990 Africanized honey bees migrate to US (Originated from
Brazil)
e. 1987 Varroa mites show up in the US
f. 1996 Small hive beetles (SHB) found in US
g. 1997 Russian honey bees introduced to US (Improved native resistance
to
varroa mites)
h. 2004 Israeli Acute Paralysis introduced to US
i. 2006 Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) identified
What major events occurred in N.C. that regulated or changed methods of
beekeeping? - ANS.... -a. 1973 The honey Bee was named the NC Official
Insect
b. 1977 NC Bee and Honey Act
What is the primary importance of the honey bee? - ANS.... -Pollination
What list of products is obtained from a bee hive? - ANS.... -a. Beeswax,
honey, pollen, royal jelly, and venom
, What are those products used for? - ANS.... -a. Cosmetics, medicinally,
and cooking
What are the various types of bees throughout the world? - ANS.... -
Western Honeybee, Bumble bees, Squash bees, Blueberry bees, Leaf
Cutter bee, Mason bee, and Carpenter bees
What are the races of bees that are kept and what are their characteristics?
- ANS.... -(Supplemental Education Handout Top of Page 2)
a. German - (First honey bee to North America, not kept any longer)
b. Italian - (Most widely kept in the US, very good honey makers)
c. Carniolan - (Calm, early foragers, very good honey makers, tracheal mite
resistant)
d. Caucasian - (Calm, good honey makers, propolis stores)
e. Hybrids - (hygienic behavior, honey production, aggressiveness)
What makes an Africanized Bee different from the European (or "western")
honey bee? - ANS.... -More likely to swarm or abscond and aggressive
What threats or difficulties do Africanized bees pose to the USA and NC? -
ANS.... -Dangerous, defensive, and aggressive
What can be done about Africanized honey bees? (NC response) - ANS....
-a. Contact State Inspector if a hive is unusually aggressive
b. Acquire queens through the NCSBA 'Born-N-Bred' program
c. Uncertified bees from out of state must be inspected
d. All Africanized bees should be destroyed - eliminate genetics
