How to Identify and Classify Honeybees
  • 1. What is the scientific name for the Western honey bee?
A) Apis cerana
B) Bombus terrestris
C) Apis dorsata
D) Apis mellifera
  • 2. Which caste of honeybee performs the waggle dance?
A) Larva
B) Drone
C) Queen
D) Worker
  • 3. What is the primary role of the drone bee?
A) To mate with the queen
B) To collect nectar
C) To defend the hive
D) To build honeycomb
  • 4. How many pairs of wings do honeybees possess?
A) One
B) Three
C) Four
D) Two
  • 5. What is the main component of honeybee venom?
A) Phospholipase A2
B) Melittin
C) Dopamine
D) Apamin
  • 6. What type of mouthparts do honeybees have?
A) Chelicerae
B) Proboscis
C) Mandibles only
D) Maxillae
  • 7. Where is the queen bee produced?
A) Worker cell
B) Queen cup cell
C) Larval cell
D) Drone cell
  • 8. What is royal jelly?
A) Honey and pollen mix
B) Wax secretion
C) Bee venom
D) Food for queen larvae
  • 9. What is pollen used for?
A) Building material
B) Cleaning agent
C) Energy source
D) Protein source for bees
  • 10. What is the approximate lifespan of a worker bee during the active season?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 6 months
D) 6 weeks
  • 11. Which body part is used to collect pollen?
A) Wings
B) Antennae
C) Pollen baskets
D) Mouthparts
  • 12. What is propolis?
A) Resin collected to seal cracks
B) Waste material
C) Honey and water mixture
D) Dead bee parts
  • 13. How many eyes does a honeybee have?
A) One
B) Three
C) Two
D) Five
  • 14. What is the main component of beeswax?
A) Minerals
B) Fatty acids
C) Sugars
D) Proteins
  • 15. What is the function of the honey sac?
A) To store pollen
B) To digest food
C) To transport nectar
D) To hold venom
  • 16. How do honeybees communicate direction?
A) Pheromones only
B) Waggle dance
C) Sound
D) Wing movements
  • 17. What is the main source of carbohydrates for honeybees?
A) Nectar
B) Propolis
C) Royal jelly
D) Pollen
  • 18. What is the role of the queen's pheromones?
A) To maintain colony cohesion
B) To repel predators
C) To produce honey
D) To attract drones only
  • 19. What is the process of bees dying in winter within the hive called?
A) Winter loss
B) Swarming
C) Colony collapse
D) Absconding
  • 20. What is the temperature maintained in the brood nest?
A) Approximately 50°F (10°C)
B) Approximately 110°F (43°C)
C) Approximately 95°F (35°C)
D) Approximately 70°F (21°C)
  • 21. What is swarming?
A) Foraging behavior
B) Cleaning behavior
C) Colony reproduction
D) Defensive behavior
  • 22. What is the term for a bee colony leaving the hive altogether?
A) Drifting
B) Absconding
C) Swarming
D) Robbing
  • 23. What is the function of the antennae?
A) Pollen collection
B) Venom delivery
C) Sense of smell and touch
D) Flight control
  • 24. What is chrysalis?
A) Adult stage of a bee
B) Larval stage of a bee
C) Pupal stage of a bee
D) Egg stage of a bee
  • 25. What is the process of foraging workers taking food from other colonies called?
A) Grooming
B) Ventilating
C) Drifting
D) Robbing
  • 26. Which is the longest living bee in a colony?
A) Larva
B) Queen
C) Drone
D) Worker
  • 27. What do bees use to ventilate the hive?
A) Mouthparts
B) Antennae
C) Legs
D) Wings
  • 28. What is the process where worker bees vibrate their wings to cool the hive called?
A) Foraging
B) Robbing
C) Grooming
D) Fanning
  • 29. What is the primary role of nurse bees?
A) Feeding the larvae
B) Building honeycomb
C) Guarding the hive
D) Collecting nectar
  • 30. What are varroa mites?
A) A type of honeybee
B) A type of plant
C) Parasitic mites that infest honeybees
D) Beneficial insects for honeybees
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