Terminologies

Question 1

Define Apiculture

Answer 1

The maintenance of honeybee colonies commonly in man-made hives, by humans.

Question 2

Apiculture is derived fromthe LatinwordApis(_____) and Cultura (_______).

Answer 2

bee
cultivation

Question 3

The maintenance of honeybee colonies commonly in man-made hives, by humans.

Answer 3

Apiculture

Question 4

Apiculture is derived fromthe Latinword______ (bee) and ______ (cultivation).

Answer 4

Apis
Cultura

Question 5

Advantages of Apiculture

Answer 5

1. High market demand for honey and beeswax.
2. Royal jelly, propolis, and bee venom are lucrative inthe pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
   3.
   No need for vast acres of land.
3. Bees are essential for the pollination of nearlyone-third of the food we eat.
4. Helps maintainthe health oflocal ecosystems and wild flora.
5. Keeping bees near orchards can increase crop yields by 20% to50%.

Question 6

Disadvantages of Apiculture

Answer 6

1. Sting risk
2. Quality equipment,woodenware, and the bees themselves require a significant upfront investment.
   3 Lifting heavyhoney supers and maintaining hives in the heatcan be physicallytaxing.
3. Beesare highlysensitiveto agricultural chemicals used in nearby farms.
4. Colony Collapse Disorder(CCD)
5. Varroamites, American Foulbrood (AFB), and Nosemacan wipe out entire colonies.

Question 7

The followingcan wipe out entire colonies of bees.

Answer 7

Varroamites
American Foulbrood (AFB)
Nosema

Question 8

Management of beekeeping is primarily dictated by?

Answer 8

Nectar Flow Season (Dry Season) Dearth Period (Rainy/ Typhoon Season)

Question 9

GenerallyJanuary to May (Peak Blooming of Mango, Coffee, Citrus, and Coconut).

Answer 9

Nectar Flow Season

Question 10

June to November

Answer 10

DearthPeriod

Question 11

DearthPeriod

Answer 11

June to November

Question 12

Nectar Flow Season

Answer 12

January to May (Peak Blooming of Mango, Coffee, Citrus, and Coconut).

Question 13

When the entire colony abandons a hive due to pests, disease, or lack of food.

Answer 13

Absconding

Question 14

A chemical secretion from the worker bee that warns others of a threat to the hive. It smells like banana.

Answer 14

Alarm Pheromone

Question 15

Alarm Pheromone is secreted by?

Answer 15

Worker bee

Question 16

Smell of Alarm Pheromone

Answer 16

Like banana

Question 17

the location where bees and their hives are kept

Answer 17

Apiary

Question 18

also known as a “bee-yard”

Answer 18

Apiary

Question 19

Apiary also known as

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Bee-yard

Question 20

a person who studies or keeps bees (a beekeeper)

Answer 20

Apiarist

Question 21

Apiarist also known as

Answer 21

Beekeeper

Question 22

The use of products derived from bees for medicine, including venom, honey, pollen, propolis, and royal jelly.

Answer 22

Apitheraphy

Question 23

The scientific name for Western Honeybee, the most common species kept by beekeepers.

Answer 23

Apis mellifera

Question 24

Enumerate the products derived from bees for medicine

Answer 24

venom
honey
pollen
propolis
royal jelly

Question 25

Apis mellifera CN

Answer 25

Western Honeybee

Question 26

common species kept by beekeepers

Answer 26

Apis mellifera (Western Honeybee)

Question 27

Protective clothing including veil, gloves, and jumpsuit.

Answer 27

Bee Suit

Question 28

Waxy material produced by worker bees and used to build combs.

Answer 28

Beeswax

Question 29

The eggs, larvae, and pupae of honeybee.

Answer 29

Brood

Question 30

  The thin layer of wax bees place over cells of cure honey.

Answer 30

Capping

Question 31

A recent phenomenon where worker bees disappear from the hive. They abandon the honey and their queen.

Answer 31

Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)

Question 32

A collective group of bees living together as a single social unit.

Answer 32

Colony

Question 33

A structure of hexagonal wax cells built by bees to store honey and house brood.

Answer 33

Comb

Question 34

The male bees; their sole purpose is to mate with a virgin queen.

Answer 34

Drone

Question 35

What will happen after the drone mate with the queen?

Answer 35

Die

Question 36

A mechanical device used to spin honey out of the combs without destroying them.

Answer 36

Extractor

Question 37

The act of bees searching for food (nectar and pollen) outside the hive.

Answer 37

Foraging

Question 38

The removable wooden structures, which are placed in the hive. The bees build their comb within them. The removable quality allows the bee keeper to easily inspect the colony.

Answer 38

Frame

Question 39

Describes the worker bee that protects the hive from invaders or predators.

Answer 39

Guard

Question 40

The sweet, viscous product created by bees from nectar.

Answer 40

Honey

Question 41

A metal bar used to pry apart frames and scrape off propolis.

Answer 41

Hive Tool

Question 42

A relatively new class of insecticides that share a common mode of action that affects the central nervous system of insects, resulting in paralysis and death.

Answer 42

Neonicotinoids

Question 43

The sugary liquid collected from flowers, the raw material for honey.

Answer 43

Nectar

Question 44

Very small dust-like grain produced by flowers. These are the male germ cells of the plant. This provides a protein source for the honeybees.

Answer 44

Pollen

Question 46

protein source for the honeybees

Answer 46

Pollen

Question 47

Describes the worker bee that cares for the brood.

Answer 47

Nurse

Question 48

The process by which pollen is transferred from the female reproductive parts, leading to fertilization and the formation of seeds and fruits.

Answer 48

Pollination

Question 49

A resinous mixture (bee glue) collected from tree buds used to seal gaps in the hive.

Answer 49

Propolis

Question 50

Propolis is also known as

Answer 50

bee glue

Question 51

The only fertile female in the colony; she lays all the eggs and serves as the central focus of the colony.

Answer 51

Queen

Question 52

Healthy queen's productive lifespan

Answer 52

3-5 years

Question 53

Communicates the presence of the queen to the hive.

Answer 53

Queen pheromone

Question 54

The process of melting and cleaning raw beeswax.

Answer 54

Rendering

Question 55

A jelly that is secreted from the glands in the heads of young nurse worker bees and is fed to all bee larvae. After 3 days, only the queen larvae will continue to be fed this special substance throughout her development.

Answer 55

Royal jelly

Question 56

A device that produces smoke to calm bees during hive inspections.

Answer 56

Smoker

Question 57

The upper box of a hive where surplus honey is stored for the beekeeper to harvest.

Answer 57

Super

Question 58

The natural process of colony reproduction where a queen and a large group of workers leave to start a new hive.

Answer 58

Swarming

Question 59

Sterile females that do all the work (foraging, cleaning, defending).

Answer 59

Workers

Question 60

Who are the worker bees?

Answer 60

Sterile female bee

Question 61

A workers or worker bee life expectancy is only several weeks during the active summers months. However, they can live for many months during the relatively inactive winter period.

Question 62

A circular dance that communicates a flower is near the hive.

Answer 62

Round Dance

Question 63

A sophisticated dance used by foragers to tell others the location of food sources.

Answer 63

Waggle Dance