Apiculture

Question 1

Why are bees important

Answer 1

They provide pollination services worth billions and support food chains

Question 2

What proportion of human food is pollinated by bees

Answer 2

About one third

Question 3

What was the value of pollination on cultivated plants in the UK in 2001

Answer 3

£120 million

Question 4

What pesticides are especially harmful to bees

Answer 4

Neonicotinoids

Question 5

When were three neonicotinoids banned in the EU

Answer 5

2018

Question 6

What is the maximum size of a honeybee colony in summer

Answer 6

Up to 80,000 individuals

Question 7

What proportion of bee species are solitary

Answer 7

Over 90 percent

Question 8

What is haplodiploidy in bees

Answer 8

Males from unfertilised eggs females from fertilised eggs

Question 9

How many days does it take for a queen to develop

Answer 9

16 days

Question 10

How many days does it take for a worker to develop

Answer 10

20 days

Question 11

How many days does it take for a drone to develop

Answer 11

24 days

Question 12

What temperature is maintained in the brood nest

Answer 12

34 to 35 degrees Celsius

Question 13

What are the first tasks of a worker bee

Answer 13

Cell cleaning and nursing

Question 14

What are outdoor tasks of worker bees

Answer 14

Water carrying and foraging

Question 15

Name two horizontal transmission routes for pathogens in bees

Answer 15

Direct contact indirect via equipment

Question 16

What is vertical transmission of pathogens in bees

Answer 16

From queen to larvae

Question 17

Name two parasitic mites of honeybees

Answer 17

Varroa destructor Acarapis woodi

Question 18

What disease is caused by Paenibacillus larvae

Answer 18

American foulbrood

Question 19

What disease is caused by Melissococcus plutonius

Answer 19

European foulbrood

Question 20

Name two Nosema species affecting bees

Answer 20

Nosema apis Nosema ceranae

Question 21

What is chalkbrood caused by

Answer 21

Ascosphaera apis

Question 22

What is stonebrood caused by

Answer 22

Aspergillus spp

Question 23

What virus causes deformed wings and paralysis

Answer 23

Deformed wing virus

Question 24

What virus causes trembling and hairless abdomens in adult bees

Answer 24

Chronic bee paralysis virus

Question 25

What virus darkens queen pupae

Answer 25

Black queen cell virus

Question 26

What are two insect pests of hives

Answer 26

Wax moth small hive beetle

Question 27

What is the Asian hornet species name

Answer 27

Vespa velutina

Question 28

What are behavioural defences of honeybees

Answer 28

Grooming undertaker bees bee ball

Question 29

What are mechanical defences of honeybees

Answer 29

Propolis exoskeleton tracheal lining peritrophic membrane

Question 30

Name one chemical beekeeper treatment against pathogens

Answer 30

Oxalic acid

Question 31

Name one mechanical beekeeper treatment against pests

Answer 31

Oil or bait traps

Question 32

What is integrated pest management in beekeeping

Answer 32

Sustainable control using monitoring natural methods and behaviour

Question 33

What method uses replacement of combs to control disease

Answer 33

Bailey or shook swarm

Question 34

What practice avoids robbing

Answer 34

Feeding at dusk

Question 35

What practice avoids drifting

Answer 35

Marking hives with colours or patterns

Question 36

What is colony collapse disorder

Answer 36

Sudden depopulation of adult bees leaving food stores behind

Question 37

When was CCD first reported in the USA

Answer 37

2006

Question 38

Name one suspected factor in CCD

Answer 38

Varroa mites pesticides stress from migratory beekeeping

Question 39

What is the role of the bee gut microbiota

Answer 39

Stimulates immunity and produces antimicrobial compounds

Question 40

What is the aim of integrated bee health husbandry

Answer 40

To maintain colony health through natural and sustainable management