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2.1 The Current UK Honey Regulations
What is the name of the main curr...,
Why is honey described as a simpl...,
How does regulation 2 1 of the ho...
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2.2 The methods used to uncap honeycombs, and of separating the cappings from honey
Outline how to clear bees from su...,
What are the 4 methods of uncappi...,
Describe how an uncapping knife i...
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2.3 The types of honey extractor available and their use in the extraction of honey including ling heather honey from combs; including the history of the design of the equipment used
Blank 1,
What are the two types of centrif...,
Who invented the first centrifuga...
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2.4 the management of honey bee colonies for honey production from oil seed rape, ling heather and other specialist crops
What is osr 1,
What is ling heather 2,
Describe the process of transport...
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2.5 the straining and settling of honey after extraction.
What is honey filtering 1,
How does straining differ from fi...,
How does ambient temperature affe...
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2.6 the storage of honey
Honey is hygroscopic what does th...,
Describe the storage area of honey 2,
What are osmophillic yeasts 3
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2.7 the preparation and bottling of liquid honey, including ling heather honey.
What is the first step if the hon...,
What water content is legally req...,
Why should you let honey settle f...
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2.8 the preparation and bottling of naturally granulated, soft set and seeded honey
Why should you avoid heating set ...,
What is the first preparation ste...,
To what temperature should you he...
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2.9 the process of honey granulation including factors that affect its speed, crystal size, and the texture of the final product and the process described by E. Dyce
What are the main sugars in honey...,
Explain the process of granulation 2,
How does the glucose fructose bal...
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2.10 the preparation of section, cut comb and chunk honey for sale.
What colony requirements are need...,
Why should the first super above ...,
Why is oilseed rape osr honey uns...
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2.11 the constituents expressed in percentage terms of a typical sample of United Kingdom honey and an outline of the normal range of variation of its main constituents
What are the constituents express...
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2.12 methods of determining the moisture content of honey.
What are the 4 methods of determi...,
How does the shake test work for ...,
How does a refractometer work 3
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2.13 the spoilage of honey particularly by fermentation (including the effect of water content, storage temperature and the presence of yeast
What are common causes of honey s...,
What is hmf and why is it importa...,
What is fermentation in honey 3
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2.14 the physical properties of honey including relative density (specific gravity), refractive index, viscosity, hygroscopicity, electrical conductivity, reaction to heat and ageing
Describe the property of density ...,
Describe the property of viscosit...,
What can affect honey viscocity 3
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2.15 the main constituents and physical properties of beeswax.
What are the main constiuents of ...,
What is beeswax like when excrete...,
What is the main ester in beeswax 3
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2.16 methods of recovering saleable beeswax from used comb and cappings.
What hive source yields the best ...,
How should cappings be prepared b...,
Is brace comb a good source of wa...
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2.17 the range of uses for, and preparation of beeswax.
What are some common uses of bees...,
How should you choose the colour ...,
Why must solvent choice be consid...
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2.18 the uses of other bee products such as pollen, royal jelly, venom and propolis.
Describe the use of pollen to hum...,
How can pollen be collected by th...,
What precautions are needed when ...
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2.19 the preperation of entries for showing
Outline tips when it comes to sho...,
Outline tips for showing set honey 2,
Outline tips for showing cut comb 3
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2.20 the properties and uses of honey and the associated active constituents associated with dressings in wound care.
What medical uses has honey had h...,
How does honey inhibit bacterial ...,
What properties of honey help wit...
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2.21 a list of ten major nectar and/or pollen producing plants of the United Kingdom
Which flowering species are parti...,
Why are blackberries bramble reli...,
Between white clover and red clov...
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2.22 the importance of nectary guides to the foraging bee using a named example
What is a nectary guide 1,
How do nectary guides benefit pol...,
List five ways flowers communicat...
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2.23 an illustrated description of the floral structure of apple blossom.
What is a flower in botanical ter...,
What does a stamen consist of 2,
What do the filament and anther t...
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2.24 the processes of pollination and fertilisation
Define pollination 1,
What is the relationship between ...,
What agents can transfer pollen 3
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2.25 the determination of the floral source(s) and geographic origin of honey
What is melissopalynology 1,
What simple amateur procedure is ...,
What caveats affect interpretatio...
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2.26 the genetic and evolutionary importance of cross-pollination and an outline of the methods used by plants
Define cross pollination 1,
Why is cross pollination genetica...,
How does cross pollination suppor...
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2.27 the identifying features and structures of pollen grains.
What size range do pollen grains ...,
What are the 6 main features used...,
What are common pollen grain shap...
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2.28 the value of pollen to the honey bee colony
How much pollen is required to re...,
If a colony rears 150 000 bees in...,
What happens to brood production ...
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2.29 the location and function of the extra-floral nectaries of broad bean, cherry laurel, cherry and plum.
What is a nectary 1,
Where are nectaries commonly loca...,
What is the usual function of nec...
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2.30 a list of floral sources of unpalatable honey.
What does unpalatable honey mean 1,
What is the difference between un...,
Why can some honeys become more t...
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2.31 the composition of nectar and its variants.
What is nectar 1,
Give a representative breakdown o...,
What two broad requirements must ...
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2.32 the factors affecting nectar secretion and the variations in the composition of nectar in different plant species and differing weather conditions
List factors that affect nectar s...,
How does flower position on the p...,
How does plant age influence nect...
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2.33 the origins and typical composition of honeydew with a brief description of the characteristics of honeydew honey
What is honeydew and how is it pr...,
How does an aphid access plant sap 2,
Why do aphids excrete honeydew 3
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2.34 how the worker honey bees process nectar to change it into honey
How is nectar collected and moved...,
What enzymes are added to nectar ...,
What structure filters pollen fro...
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2.35 the establishment and development of the National Honey Show, including the purpose and benefits of a honey show to the beekeeper
What are the primary objectives o...,
List the secondary objectives of ...,
When and where did the first nati...
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2.37 Mead Making
What is mead 1,
What types of mead are there 2,
Why are wild yeasts bad for mead 3
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