ENVS2210 UNIT 5 Study Guide
Questions and Answers 2026-2027.
Important things to observe when inspecting a honey bee colony include
a) to find eggs and determine if there are signs of brood disease
b) to estimate food stores and bee population
c) to look for queen cells and determine the cause of their presence
d) all of the above
e) none of the above - Answer d) all of the above
When inspecting a hive you see the following: 2 or 3 queen cells, eggs in cells and a weakly
populated colony. Based on this information, the colony is:
a) about to swarm
b) queenless
c) about to supersede the queen
d) all of the above
e) none of the above - Answer c) about to supersede the queen
If you are stung by a bee, what should you do to reduce the amount of venom injected into your
body?
a) leave the sting in your skin
b) scratch the sting out using the hive tool or one of your finger nails
, c) grab the sting with tweezers and pull it out
d) make a small cut with a knife and suck out the venom
e) use two of your fingers to pull out the sting - Answer b) scratch the sting out using the hive
tool or one of your finger nails
A super is:
a) a box with frames used in a hive to store honey
b) a bee strain with superior characteristics
c) a device used to extract honey from the combs
d) a queen of first generation
e) none of the above - Answer a) a box with frames used in a hive to store honey
During the honey harvest, bees may be removed from super frames by using:
a) smoke
b) a bee brush
c) bee repellents
d) forced air
e) all of the above - Answer e) all of the above
What are the three major components of honey?
a) water, levulose, lactose.
Questions and Answers 2026-2027.
Important things to observe when inspecting a honey bee colony include
a) to find eggs and determine if there are signs of brood disease
b) to estimate food stores and bee population
c) to look for queen cells and determine the cause of their presence
d) all of the above
e) none of the above - Answer d) all of the above
When inspecting a hive you see the following: 2 or 3 queen cells, eggs in cells and a weakly
populated colony. Based on this information, the colony is:
a) about to swarm
b) queenless
c) about to supersede the queen
d) all of the above
e) none of the above - Answer c) about to supersede the queen
If you are stung by a bee, what should you do to reduce the amount of venom injected into your
body?
a) leave the sting in your skin
b) scratch the sting out using the hive tool or one of your finger nails
, c) grab the sting with tweezers and pull it out
d) make a small cut with a knife and suck out the venom
e) use two of your fingers to pull out the sting - Answer b) scratch the sting out using the hive
tool or one of your finger nails
A super is:
a) a box with frames used in a hive to store honey
b) a bee strain with superior characteristics
c) a device used to extract honey from the combs
d) a queen of first generation
e) none of the above - Answer a) a box with frames used in a hive to store honey
During the honey harvest, bees may be removed from super frames by using:
a) smoke
b) a bee brush
c) bee repellents
d) forced air
e) all of the above - Answer e) all of the above
What are the three major components of honey?
a) water, levulose, lactose.
