NC CERTIFIED BEEKEEPER TEST TIPS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔C. Remove and place somewhere the bees cannot access it - ✔✔What should you
do with Burr and Brace comb?
A. Leave it alone the bees will move it if they need to
B. Remove and place somewhere else the bees can still access it
C. Remove and place somewhere the bees cannot access it
D. Should be left in the hive because it helps with inspections
✔✔D. Both B. and C. are correct - ✔✔What should you include in the records of your
hives?
A. You don't need records of your hives
B. What day it was/ what it was like/ what you saw/ did in your bees
C. The temperament of your hive and how the queen is doing
D. Both B. and C. are correct
✔✔D. Polyester thread - ✔✔What should you not use for smoker fuel?
A. Pine straw
B. Leaves
C. Dried cow manure
D. Polyester thread
✔✔D. All of the above - ✔✔What is the entrance reducer for?
A. To help new hives, reduce the area they need to guard
B. Temperature control during colder months
C. To lessen the chance of robbing from other hives
D. All of the above,
, ✔✔D. All of the above - ✔✔Why have honey bees been so important to humans since
the ancient time periods?
A. Bees were used in early warfare
B. Early humans believed honey could increase athletic performance C. Honey was
more readily available than sugar for a long time
D. All of the above
✔✔D. Since ancient times - ✔✔When did people start smoking bees to calm them?
A. Since the smoker was invented in 1870
B. Since the Langstroth hive became popular
C. Since the early 1600's when beekeepers came to the Americas
D. Since ancient times
✔✔B. It is crystallized - ✔✔Honey might ferment when....
A. It is pasteurized
B. It is crystallized
C. It is stored in plastic containers
D. In the hive
✔✔D. Chunk honey - ✔✔When harvesting honey, you can put a piece of comb inside a
jar of honey, what is this called?
A. Comb honey
B. Creamed honey
C. Wild honey
D. Chunk honey,
✔✔D. North Carolina - ✔✔What state the largest beekeeping association?
A. Florida
B. California
C. Georgia
D. North Carolina
✔✔B. When forager return to the hive with pesticide-ridden honey - ✔✔How do the
most serious pesticide kills occur?
A. When pesticides are used where no bees are around
B. When foragers return to the hive with pesticide-ridden pollen
C. When pesticides get into a water source
D. When foragers are killed before they return
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔C. Remove and place somewhere the bees cannot access it - ✔✔What should you
do with Burr and Brace comb?
A. Leave it alone the bees will move it if they need to
B. Remove and place somewhere else the bees can still access it
C. Remove and place somewhere the bees cannot access it
D. Should be left in the hive because it helps with inspections
✔✔D. Both B. and C. are correct - ✔✔What should you include in the records of your
hives?
A. You don't need records of your hives
B. What day it was/ what it was like/ what you saw/ did in your bees
C. The temperament of your hive and how the queen is doing
D. Both B. and C. are correct
✔✔D. Polyester thread - ✔✔What should you not use for smoker fuel?
A. Pine straw
B. Leaves
C. Dried cow manure
D. Polyester thread
✔✔D. All of the above - ✔✔What is the entrance reducer for?
A. To help new hives, reduce the area they need to guard
B. Temperature control during colder months
C. To lessen the chance of robbing from other hives
D. All of the above,
, ✔✔D. All of the above - ✔✔Why have honey bees been so important to humans since
the ancient time periods?
A. Bees were used in early warfare
B. Early humans believed honey could increase athletic performance C. Honey was
more readily available than sugar for a long time
D. All of the above
✔✔D. Since ancient times - ✔✔When did people start smoking bees to calm them?
A. Since the smoker was invented in 1870
B. Since the Langstroth hive became popular
C. Since the early 1600's when beekeepers came to the Americas
D. Since ancient times
✔✔B. It is crystallized - ✔✔Honey might ferment when....
A. It is pasteurized
B. It is crystallized
C. It is stored in plastic containers
D. In the hive
✔✔D. Chunk honey - ✔✔When harvesting honey, you can put a piece of comb inside a
jar of honey, what is this called?
A. Comb honey
B. Creamed honey
C. Wild honey
D. Chunk honey,
✔✔D. North Carolina - ✔✔What state the largest beekeeping association?
A. Florida
B. California
C. Georgia
D. North Carolina
✔✔B. When forager return to the hive with pesticide-ridden honey - ✔✔How do the
most serious pesticide kills occur?
A. When pesticides are used where no bees are around
B. When foragers return to the hive with pesticide-ridden pollen
C. When pesticides get into a water source
D. When foragers are killed before they return
