NCSBA CERTIFIED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
German bee ANSW✅✅A. m. mellifera, hardy strain, able to survive long, cold winters, susceptible
to brood diseases, very dark in colour and tends to be very defensive, rare at this time
Caucasian Bee ANSW✅✅A. m. caucasica, use an excessive amount of propolis, docile
African bee ANSW✅✅Apis mellifera scutellate, aggressive, dominant
How do bees pollinate? ANSW✅✅When a bee collects nectar and pollen from the flower of a
plant, some pollen from the stamens—the male reproductive organ of the flower—sticks to the hairs
of her body. When she visits the next flower, some of this pollen is rubbed off onto the stigma, or tip
of the pistil—the female reproductive organ of the flower. When this happens, fertilization is
possible, and a fruit, carrying seeds, can develop.
Pollination ANSW✅✅
What crops are dependent on honey bees for pollination? ANSW✅✅Alfalfa
Apple
Apricot
Blackberry
Blueberry
Cherry
Clovers
Sweetclovers, white and yellow
True clovers
Alsike
Ladino
Red
, White Dutch
Cranberry Cucumber
Muskmelon, cantaloupe
Nectarine
Peach
Pear
Persimmon, native
Plum, prune
Pumpkin
Raspberry
Squash
Sunflower
Trefoil
Watermelon
Crops that benefit from pollination, but do not rely on pollination ANSW✅✅Eggplant
Grape
Lespedeza
Lima bean Okra
Pepper
Soybean
Strawberry
Crops that do not need bees/pollinators ANSW✅✅All leafy greens
• Brassicas: broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and kohlrabi
• Below ground root veggies and tubers such as carrots, parsnips, salsify, potatoes, sweet potatoes,
horseradish
• Ground level root veggies such as beets, turnips, rutabagas
• Most legumes including peas and beans
• Corn—like other wind pollinated veggies, giving them a little shake helps distribute the pollen.
• Herbs, like the lemon balm pictured
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
German bee ANSW✅✅A. m. mellifera, hardy strain, able to survive long, cold winters, susceptible
to brood diseases, very dark in colour and tends to be very defensive, rare at this time
Caucasian Bee ANSW✅✅A. m. caucasica, use an excessive amount of propolis, docile
African bee ANSW✅✅Apis mellifera scutellate, aggressive, dominant
How do bees pollinate? ANSW✅✅When a bee collects nectar and pollen from the flower of a
plant, some pollen from the stamens—the male reproductive organ of the flower—sticks to the hairs
of her body. When she visits the next flower, some of this pollen is rubbed off onto the stigma, or tip
of the pistil—the female reproductive organ of the flower. When this happens, fertilization is
possible, and a fruit, carrying seeds, can develop.
Pollination ANSW✅✅
What crops are dependent on honey bees for pollination? ANSW✅✅Alfalfa
Apple
Apricot
Blackberry
Blueberry
Cherry
Clovers
Sweetclovers, white and yellow
True clovers
Alsike
Ladino
Red
, White Dutch
Cranberry Cucumber
Muskmelon, cantaloupe
Nectarine
Peach
Pear
Persimmon, native
Plum, prune
Pumpkin
Raspberry
Squash
Sunflower
Trefoil
Watermelon
Crops that benefit from pollination, but do not rely on pollination ANSW✅✅Eggplant
Grape
Lespedeza
Lima bean Okra
Pepper
Soybean
Strawberry
Crops that do not need bees/pollinators ANSW✅✅All leafy greens
• Brassicas: broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and kohlrabi
• Below ground root veggies and tubers such as carrots, parsnips, salsify, potatoes, sweet potatoes,
horseradish
• Ground level root veggies such as beets, turnips, rutabagas
• Most legumes including peas and beans
• Corn—like other wind pollinated veggies, giving them a little shake helps distribute the pollen.
• Herbs, like the lemon balm pictured
