NC CERTIFIED BEEKEEPER TEST
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
\.True/ False: The alarm pheromone released during the sting signals other bees
to avoid this area as it has already been stung - ANSWERS✔-false
\.True/ False: If a bee is honey bound the proventricular valve has been damaged
& honey cannot pass from the crop to the ventriculus - ANSWERS✔-false
\.True/ False: Balling describes the group of bees that leaves the hive after a
swarm - ANSWERS✔-false
\.True/ False: Swarm/Supersedure cells: if a hole is in the side, the queen was
killed; a hole in the tip, queen emerged successfully - ANSWERS✔-true
\.True/ False: Africanized honey bees do tolerate diseases or pests well compared
to other types of honey bees - ANSWERS✔-false
\.True/ False: The hairs on the eyes of the bee help them to find their way when it
is windy - ANSWERS✔-true
, \.True/ False: Honeybees breathe through their spiracles - ANSWERS✔-true
\.True/ False: The fluid that carries nutrients throughout the honey bee body is
called hemolym, instead of blood - ANSWERS✔-true
\.True/ False: Chalkbrood is an uncommon, very serious disease. It is
recommended to treat with an antibiotic - ANSWERS✔-false
\.True/ False: Foulbrood diseases are non-specific viruses of bee brood -
ANSWERS✔-false
\.True/ False: SHB and wax moth larvae look very similar. It can be difficult to tell
the difference between them at this stage - ANSWERS✔-true
\.True/ False: Bears, mice, skunks, opossums, and snakes are harmless to the bees.
You do not need to worry about them., f - ANSWERS✔-false
\.Oil traps are not the preferred method of evaluating the level of varroa mites in
a colony - ANSWERS✔-true
\.True/ False: Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite that effects both developing and
adult bees - ANSWERS✔-true
\.Adult SHB tunnel through the comb- destroying it- and create a slime -
ANSWERS✔-false
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
\.True/ False: The alarm pheromone released during the sting signals other bees
to avoid this area as it has already been stung - ANSWERS✔-false
\.True/ False: If a bee is honey bound the proventricular valve has been damaged
& honey cannot pass from the crop to the ventriculus - ANSWERS✔-false
\.True/ False: Balling describes the group of bees that leaves the hive after a
swarm - ANSWERS✔-false
\.True/ False: Swarm/Supersedure cells: if a hole is in the side, the queen was
killed; a hole in the tip, queen emerged successfully - ANSWERS✔-true
\.True/ False: Africanized honey bees do tolerate diseases or pests well compared
to other types of honey bees - ANSWERS✔-false
\.True/ False: The hairs on the eyes of the bee help them to find their way when it
is windy - ANSWERS✔-true
, \.True/ False: Honeybees breathe through their spiracles - ANSWERS✔-true
\.True/ False: The fluid that carries nutrients throughout the honey bee body is
called hemolym, instead of blood - ANSWERS✔-true
\.True/ False: Chalkbrood is an uncommon, very serious disease. It is
recommended to treat with an antibiotic - ANSWERS✔-false
\.True/ False: Foulbrood diseases are non-specific viruses of bee brood -
ANSWERS✔-false
\.True/ False: SHB and wax moth larvae look very similar. It can be difficult to tell
the difference between them at this stage - ANSWERS✔-true
\.True/ False: Bears, mice, skunks, opossums, and snakes are harmless to the bees.
You do not need to worry about them., f - ANSWERS✔-false
\.Oil traps are not the preferred method of evaluating the level of varroa mites in
a colony - ANSWERS✔-true
\.True/ False: Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite that effects both developing and
adult bees - ANSWERS✔-true
\.Adult SHB tunnel through the comb- destroying it- and create a slime -
ANSWERS✔-false
