| Jobs | Types of HoneyBees | Identifying the Life Cycle | Anatomy | Did you know? |
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Laying eggs
What is the queen bee's main job?
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True, there should only be one queen in each colony
True or False: There is only one queen bee in a colony?
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eggs
What do you look for to tell that you have a healthy queen bee?
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honey stomach or crop
Where do bees store nectar to take back to their hive?
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20,000-80,000
How many bees will a colony have during spring and summer?
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Mate with the queen bee
What is a drone bees main job?
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A male honey bee
What is a drone?
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3 days
How many does will it take a honey bee egg to hatch?
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pollen basket on their legs
Where do bees carry pollen to take back to the hive?
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True
Ture of False: Honey bees can recognize human faces.
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collect nectar and pollen
What do forager bees do?
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False, worker bees are female
True of False: A worker bee can be either female or male.
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lots and lots of royal jelly
What is a honey bee larva fed to become a queen?
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Proboscis
What do bees use to suck up liquids from flowers?
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1/12th teaspoon
How much honey does one honey bee make in its lifetime?
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A worker bee that feeds the brood (baby bees)
What is a nurse bee?
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Queen bees stand out due to their smooth and long ABDOMEN or you can look for the dot of colored paint some beekeepers place on the queen.
How can you find the queen bee amongst all the worker bees?
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21 days
How many days does it take for a worker bee to develop?
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true
True or False: once a honey bee stings you, it then dies
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Varroa mite
What is the name of the mite that is a huge threat to honey bees?
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pheromones
What does the queen bee use to help regulate the unity of her colony?
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False, drones do not have stingers!
True or False: The queen, worker, and drone all have a stinger.
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Usually just 2-3 years, but sometimes up to 7 years
How many years can a queen live?
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regulate the temperature of the hive
What else do honey bees use their wings for other than flying?
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They collect it from tree resins and sap and mix it with wax and saliva
How do bees make propolis (bee glue)?
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