NC CERTIFIED BEEKEEPERS STUDY
GUIDE 2020 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is pollination? ANSW✅✅The transfer of pollen from the male parts to the female parts of
the same, or a different, flower.
T/F A major difference between wasps and honey bees is that wasps have barbed stingers and
honey bees do not. ANSW✅✅False.
T/F A large localized reaction with lots of swelling around the site of the sting that lasts for several
days is considered an allergic reaction ANSW✅✅False
T/F Kiwi and tomato plants are best pollinated by non-bee pollinators because the shape of the
flower prevents the bee from being able to access it. ANSW✅✅False
What is the correct term to describe the hybrid bees that originated in South America in the 1950's
ANSW✅✅Africanized honey bees (AHB)
T/F Bee bread provides larvae and adult bees food that is rich in carbohydrates. ANSW✅✅False
What is balling? ANSW✅✅an aggressive behavioral response from worker bees, typically used to
kill an intruder or an old/injured queen
What is the small sac-like organ in a queen that is used to store sperm called?
ANSW✅✅spermatheca
T/F An example of a hygienic bee is one that only defecates outside of the nest. ANSW✅✅False
T/F Larvae killed by chalkbrood ar called spores. ANSW✅✅False
, Which pest does deformed wing virus most often come from> ANSW✅✅varroa mites
What is a ropy test used for? ANSW✅✅American Foulbrood
T/F Small Hive Beetle larvae and Wax Moth larvae are sometimes confused for one another
ANSW✅✅True
T/F A varroa mite is a scavenging mite species that eats abandoned comb and its contents in weak or
abandoned hives. ANSW✅✅False
In order to unite colonies beekeepers can place a sheet of newspaper between two hive bodies to....
ANSW✅✅limit the immediate reaction between the hives.
Why should you remove the outside frame first when preforming an inspection? ANSW✅✅To
reduce the chance of rolling bees or killing the queen.
What are the two primary reasons for using an entrance reducer? ANSW✅✅1. To reduce the
opening of the hive to pests, so a new/weak colony can better defend itself.
2. to help regulate the temperature of the hive.
What is an excluder used for? ANSW✅✅To prevent the queen from laying in the honey super.
What is L. L. Langstroth known for? ANSW✅✅The invention of the move-able frame using 3/8 bee
space.
What is royal jelly? (where, what, who) ANSW✅✅Made in the hypopharyngeal glands of nurse
bees, fed to queen larvae and very young larvae.
T/F Propolis is a mixture of resins and saps collected by foragers from different plants and trees, that
the bees then add varying amounts of wax to. ANSW✅✅True
GUIDE 2020 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is pollination? ANSW✅✅The transfer of pollen from the male parts to the female parts of
the same, or a different, flower.
T/F A major difference between wasps and honey bees is that wasps have barbed stingers and
honey bees do not. ANSW✅✅False.
T/F A large localized reaction with lots of swelling around the site of the sting that lasts for several
days is considered an allergic reaction ANSW✅✅False
T/F Kiwi and tomato plants are best pollinated by non-bee pollinators because the shape of the
flower prevents the bee from being able to access it. ANSW✅✅False
What is the correct term to describe the hybrid bees that originated in South America in the 1950's
ANSW✅✅Africanized honey bees (AHB)
T/F Bee bread provides larvae and adult bees food that is rich in carbohydrates. ANSW✅✅False
What is balling? ANSW✅✅an aggressive behavioral response from worker bees, typically used to
kill an intruder or an old/injured queen
What is the small sac-like organ in a queen that is used to store sperm called?
ANSW✅✅spermatheca
T/F An example of a hygienic bee is one that only defecates outside of the nest. ANSW✅✅False
T/F Larvae killed by chalkbrood ar called spores. ANSW✅✅False
, Which pest does deformed wing virus most often come from> ANSW✅✅varroa mites
What is a ropy test used for? ANSW✅✅American Foulbrood
T/F Small Hive Beetle larvae and Wax Moth larvae are sometimes confused for one another
ANSW✅✅True
T/F A varroa mite is a scavenging mite species that eats abandoned comb and its contents in weak or
abandoned hives. ANSW✅✅False
In order to unite colonies beekeepers can place a sheet of newspaper between two hive bodies to....
ANSW✅✅limit the immediate reaction between the hives.
Why should you remove the outside frame first when preforming an inspection? ANSW✅✅To
reduce the chance of rolling bees or killing the queen.
What are the two primary reasons for using an entrance reducer? ANSW✅✅1. To reduce the
opening of the hive to pests, so a new/weak colony can better defend itself.
2. to help regulate the temperature of the hive.
What is an excluder used for? ANSW✅✅To prevent the queen from laying in the honey super.
What is L. L. Langstroth known for? ANSW✅✅The invention of the move-able frame using 3/8 bee
space.
What is royal jelly? (where, what, who) ANSW✅✅Made in the hypopharyngeal glands of nurse
bees, fed to queen larvae and very young larvae.
T/F Propolis is a mixture of resins and saps collected by foragers from different plants and trees, that
the bees then add varying amounts of wax to. ANSW✅✅True
