NCSBA BEEKEEPING STUDY GUIDE CORRECT 100%

NCSBA BEEKEEPING STUDY GUIDE
CORRECT 100%
When did bees arrive in NC? - ANSWER 1670

When did bees arrive in North America? - ANSWER 1621

When did L.L. Langstroth discover bee space? - ANSWER 1857

When did varroa mites arrive in USA? - ANSWER 1987

When did SHB arrive in USA? - ANSWER 1996

When was CCD reported? - ANSWER 2006

Three types of beekeepers? - ANSWER Hobbyist, Side Liner, Commercial

Does Africanized Honey Bee make honey? - ANSWER Yes

Plumrose Hairs are? - ANSWER Hairs on the body of the bee that attract pollen

What does the Mandibular Gland in the head do? - ANSWER Secretes jelly to feed
brood


Plumose Hairs - ANSWER Specialized hairs for collecting pollen

Locomotion sector of the bee - ANSWER thorax

What are spiracles? - ANSWER external openings to the respiratory system on the
abdomen

What is hemolymph? - ANSWER "Bee blood"

The first section of the abdomen is the crop. What is the crop? - ANSWER Honey
Stomach

The honey stomach (crop) is connected to the ventriculus by the? - ANSWER
Proventriculus

Digestion occurs in the? - ANSWER Ventriculus (stomach)

What is the spermatheca? - ANSWER a receptacle in which sperm is stored in a female
after mating