Beekeeping and Crop Science Quiz

Honey bees are social insects that live in colonies with a complex hierarchy. The queen bee is the only reproductive female, laying fertilized eggs that develop into worker bees or new queens.

A special cell built on the lower border of the brood comb where the queen lays a single egg to produce a new queen. This cell is different from the cells where worker bees develop.

A nutrient-rich food produced by worker bees and fed to developing larvae, especially queen larvae. It influences the development of a queen bee's reproductive organs.

The process where a newly emerged queen honeybee flies with drones, mating with multiple drones during a single flight. The queen mates only once in her life.

The male honeybee dies after copulation because its endophallus detaches from its body and remains attached to the queen.

The process where the queen bee starts laying eggs after mating. She lays fertilized eggs that become worker bees or new queens and unfertilized eggs that develop into drones.

The queen bee measures each cell before laying an egg, ensuring that the correct type of egg is laid in the appropriate cell size.

A honey bee will die after stinging because it cannot pull its barbed stinger out. It leaves behind the stinger, part of its abdomen, digestive tract, muscles and nerves, causing a fatal abdominal rupture.

The queen is the only fertile female in a honey bee colony. She lays fertilized eggs that develop into worker bees or new queens, and unfertilized eggs that become drones.

Drones are the male bees in a honey bee colony. Their primary function is to mate with the queen.

Worker bees are sterile females that perform all the essential tasks in the hive. They collect nectar and pollen, build combs, care for the brood, and defend the colony.

The development time for a worker bee from egg to adult is 21 days.

The development time for a drone bee from egg to adult is 24 days.

The development time for a queen bee from egg to adult is 16 days.

A honey bee colony typically has a single queen, hundreds of drones and thousands of worker bees.

Sex differentiation in honey bees is determined by the type of egg the queen lays. Fertilized eggs become worker bees or queens, while unfertilized eggs become drones.

A type of bee that builds its comb inside hollow walls, enclosures, or trees.

A type of bee known for its single, large combs with a size of 5-7 inches by 2-4 inches.

A type of bee that has many parallel combs built inside enclosures or cavities, and is known for its docile nature.

A type of bee that is known to be stingless.

The size of a bee's proboscis is determined by the length of its tongue.

A type of bee that has a transparent body, smoky color, and the smallest proboscis size.

A type of bee with transparent wings and a medium-sized proboscis. It has a brown, reddish-yellow body with black and white stripes.

A bee with a golden, reddish body, orange abdomen, and black tips.

A honey bee's abdomen is a significant indicator of its type and behavior.

The number of worker cells per linear inch is a distinctive feature used to categorize different types of bees.

A fibrous plant used for making paper and other products, known for its rapid growth and high yield.

A type of edible bean, also known as 'Lablab bean', commonly cultivated in tropical regions.

A climbing vine with edible roots and leaves, a popular source of carbohydrates and vitamins in tropical regions.

A type of gourd with a bottle-like shape, its flesh, leaves, and seeds are edible.

A long, green vegetable that resembles a finger, known for its tender flesh and use in various curries and stir-fries.

Worker bees collect propolis from trees and carry it in their pollen baskets. When they return to the hive, another worker removes the propolis and uses it for sealing cracks in the comb.

Honey bee combs are made of multiple hexagonal cells created with beeswax. Worker bees produce and build the comb using their wax glands and mandibles.

The comb is organized with specific cell layouts. Honey cells are found at the top, followed by pollen cells and worker cells. Drone cells are larger, and queen cells are the largest.

When a colony becomes overcrowded and has plenty of food, bees prepare to swarm. The queen lays eggs in queen cells, and when a new queen emerges, the old queen and a large group of workers leave to start a new colony.

Worker bees collect pollen from flowers and store it in their pollen baskets. They make numerous trips to collect a small amount of pollen.

Worker bees are the smallest, drone bees are larger, and queen cells are the largest.

Worker bees use their mandibles to knead and shape the beeswax, building the comb from the top down.

Cells containing unripe honey or developing brood are left open, while cells containing ripe honey and fully grown grubs are capped.

Worker bees build the comb in a cascading pattern, with honey cells at the top, followed by pollen cells, worker cells, drone cells, and finally queen cells at the bottom.

Cells with freshly built comb are white, but they darken over time due to the accumulation of pollen and other substances.