NC CERTIFIED BEEKEEPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔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
✔✔ false - ✔✔True/ False: The alarm pheromone released during the sting signals
other bees to avoid this area as it has already been stung
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: If a bee is honey bound the proventricular valve has been
damaged & honey cannot pass from the crop to the ventriculus
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: Balling describes the group of bees that leaves the hive after
a swarm
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: Swarm/Supersedure cells: if a hole is in the side, the queen
was killed; a hole in the tip, queen emerged successfully
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: Africanized honey bees do tolerate diseases or pests well
compared to other types of honey bees
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: The hairs on the eyes of the bee help them to find their way
when it is windy
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: Honeybees breathe through their spiracles
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: The fluid that carries nutrients throughout the honey bee body
is called hemolym, instead of blood
, ✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: Chalkbrood is an uncommon, very serious disease. It is
recommended to treat with an antibiotic
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: Foulbrood diseases are non-specific viruses of bee brood
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: SHB and wax moth larvae look very similar. It can be difficult
to tell the difference between them at this stage
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: Bears, mice, skunks, opossums, and snakes are harmless to
the bees. You do not need to worry about them., f
✔✔true - ✔✔Oil traps are not the preferred method of evaluating the level of varroa
mites in a colony
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite that effects both
developing and adult bees
✔✔false - ✔✔Adult SHB tunnel through the comb- destroying it- and create a slime
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: Quick movements by the beekeeper can stimulate stinging
behavior from the honeybees
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: When looking for eggs and larvae on a frame you should have
your back to the sun, shining on the bottom of the cells
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: A nuc/ nucleus is a starter colony that consists of 3-6 frames
with brood bees, and a laying queen.
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: To avoid rolling bees or killing the queen during inspection,
start at the center of the hive.
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: When lighting your smoker, the flame should be above the
fuel
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: The entrance reducer is used only on older, well established
hives during the summer months.
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: PPE should be washed regularly
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: Propolis is a resinous mixture bees make from plant parts
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: Propagation and pollination are the same thing
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔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
✔✔ false - ✔✔True/ False: The alarm pheromone released during the sting signals
other bees to avoid this area as it has already been stung
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: If a bee is honey bound the proventricular valve has been
damaged & honey cannot pass from the crop to the ventriculus
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: Balling describes the group of bees that leaves the hive after
a swarm
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: Swarm/Supersedure cells: if a hole is in the side, the queen
was killed; a hole in the tip, queen emerged successfully
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: Africanized honey bees do tolerate diseases or pests well
compared to other types of honey bees
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: The hairs on the eyes of the bee help them to find their way
when it is windy
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: Honeybees breathe through their spiracles
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: The fluid that carries nutrients throughout the honey bee body
is called hemolym, instead of blood
, ✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: Chalkbrood is an uncommon, very serious disease. It is
recommended to treat with an antibiotic
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: Foulbrood diseases are non-specific viruses of bee brood
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: SHB and wax moth larvae look very similar. It can be difficult
to tell the difference between them at this stage
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: Bears, mice, skunks, opossums, and snakes are harmless to
the bees. You do not need to worry about them., f
✔✔true - ✔✔Oil traps are not the preferred method of evaluating the level of varroa
mites in a colony
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite that effects both
developing and adult bees
✔✔false - ✔✔Adult SHB tunnel through the comb- destroying it- and create a slime
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: Quick movements by the beekeeper can stimulate stinging
behavior from the honeybees
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: When looking for eggs and larvae on a frame you should have
your back to the sun, shining on the bottom of the cells
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: A nuc/ nucleus is a starter colony that consists of 3-6 frames
with brood bees, and a laying queen.
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: To avoid rolling bees or killing the queen during inspection,
start at the center of the hive.
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: When lighting your smoker, the flame should be above the
fuel
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: The entrance reducer is used only on older, well established
hives during the summer months.
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: PPE should be washed regularly
✔✔true - ✔✔True/ False: Propolis is a resinous mixture bees make from plant parts
✔✔false - ✔✔True/ False: Propagation and pollination are the same thing
