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. Pollination is the process of transfer of pollen grains from ________ to ______ -
CORRECT ANSWER: anther to stigma
1 cell of pollen and 1 cell of nectar - CORRECT ANSWER: for 1 bee
1 pound of wax is equal to ____________ pounds of honey - CORRECT ANSWER: 6
A colony is the social unit of bees while a bee hive is where the beekeeper colony lives.
- CORRECT ANSWER: True
A eusocial unit that includes a queen, many related workers, and a population of drones
is
considered a - CORRECT ANSWER: a colony
AFB (American Foul brood) is caused by this type of pathogen - CORRECT ANSWER:
bacteria
American Foul Brood - CORRECT ANSWER: is caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus
and is a disease that affects honey bee larvae. It attacks young larvae, which are killed
after they ingest infected food. The spores germinate within the larva and the bacteria
grows. This germination happens only in larvae under 3 days old.
American foul brood spores have been known to survive at least 30 years in beeswax
comb. - CORRECT ANSWER: True
, Apis mellifera L. - CORRECT ANSWER: Honeybee
Bee PMS (Parasitic Mite Syndrome) is often a sign of poor bee health. Symptoms
include - CORRECT ANSWER: snot brood and high mite numbers in colony
Bees can detect some sounds with - CORRECT ANSWER: antennae
Bees pollinate over _______ crops - CORRECT ANSWER: 90
Bees were first brought to Virginia by ships from Europe in - CORRECT ANSWER: 1622
Beeswax is an "expensive" metabolic product to produce because bees need consume
_____ pounds of honey to produce a pound of beeswax, - CORRECT ANSWER: 7-9 lbs
Below 57 degrees, bees in a hive will begin to cluster. This is too cold a temperature for
the beekeeper to examine a colony. - CORRECT ANSWER: True
Capping stage for a queen is ________ days in length - CORRECT ANSWER: 7-8 days
Caste of honeybees - CORRECT ANSWER: 3 Caste - Queen, Workers, Drones
Cleansing FLight - CORRECT ANSWER: Done when the temperature is above 50 to
eliminate waste and to get out of the hive
Colonies with young queens are least apt to swarm - CORRECT ANSWER: True
Drone Bees - CORRECT ANSWER: Hang out in the Drone congregating area
Barrel shaped body