JOURNEYMAN BEEKEEPING REVIEW EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Locomotion sector of the bee - ✔✔thorax
✔✔What are spiracles? - ✔✔external openings to the respiratory system on the
abdomen
✔✔What is hemolymph? - ✔✔"Bee blood"
✔✔The first section of the abdomen is the crop. What is the crop? - ✔✔Honey Stomach
✔✔The honey stomach (crop) is connected to the ventriculus by the? -
✔✔Proventriculus
✔✔Digestion occurs in the? - ✔✔Ventriculus (stomach)
✔✔What is the spermatheca? - ✔✔a receptacle in which sperm is stored in a female
after mating
✔✔T/F Only Workers have wax glands. - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F The Worker produces wax when she is 12 to 16 days old. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the Nasanov Gland? - ✔✔Scent glad on the abdomen to release
pheromones.
✔✔Number of Castes? - ✔✔2
✔✔How many days until eggs hatch? - ✔✔3
✔✔How many days from egg to emergence does it take for a Worker Bee? - ✔✔21
, ✔✔How many days does it take from egg to emergence for a Drone Bee? - ✔✔24
✔✔How many days does it take from egg to emergence for a Queen Bee? - ✔✔16
✔✔How long does a queen bee live? - ✔✔Up to 5 years, but generally about 2.
✔✔How long does a drone bee usually live? - ✔✔About 35 days. If there are any left in
the fall they get kicked out or are killed off.
✔✔How long does a worker bee usually live? - ✔✔About 42 days in the summer. They
forage themselves to death. In the fall/winter they can live for several months.
✔✔T/F The egg is laid, larvae, pupa, and emergence from the cell. The "emergence" is
called "Eclose." - ✔✔True
✔✔On average, how many eggs does a queen lay a day? - ✔✔1500
✔✔T/F The queen is always surrounded by a group of attendants referred to as the
"Queen Retinue." - ✔✔True
✔✔What is Propolis made from? - ✔✔Plant Resins
✔✔T/F Worker bees start foraging when they are around 21 days old. - ✔✔True
✔✔At what age will a virgin queen begin to mate? - ✔✔7 days
✔✔T/F Nectar is apprx. 80% water and 20% sugar. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the name of the "pollen baskets" on the bees legs? - ✔✔Corbicula
✔✔What causes American Foul Brood? - ✔✔Bacterial Infection
✔✔What causes Sac Brood? - ✔✔Viral Infection
✔✔What causes Nosema - ✔✔Protozoan Infection
✔✔Pollination is when pollen is transferred from the _______ to the _______of the
plant. - ✔✔Anther to the Stigma.
✔✔What is Johnston's organ? - ✔✔It is found in the pedicel (antenna) and detects
motion of the flagellar segments, electric fields, vibration, also "speedometer."
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Locomotion sector of the bee - ✔✔thorax
✔✔What are spiracles? - ✔✔external openings to the respiratory system on the
abdomen
✔✔What is hemolymph? - ✔✔"Bee blood"
✔✔The first section of the abdomen is the crop. What is the crop? - ✔✔Honey Stomach
✔✔The honey stomach (crop) is connected to the ventriculus by the? -
✔✔Proventriculus
✔✔Digestion occurs in the? - ✔✔Ventriculus (stomach)
✔✔What is the spermatheca? - ✔✔a receptacle in which sperm is stored in a female
after mating
✔✔T/F Only Workers have wax glands. - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F The Worker produces wax when she is 12 to 16 days old. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the Nasanov Gland? - ✔✔Scent glad on the abdomen to release
pheromones.
✔✔Number of Castes? - ✔✔2
✔✔How many days until eggs hatch? - ✔✔3
✔✔How many days from egg to emergence does it take for a Worker Bee? - ✔✔21
, ✔✔How many days does it take from egg to emergence for a Drone Bee? - ✔✔24
✔✔How many days does it take from egg to emergence for a Queen Bee? - ✔✔16
✔✔How long does a queen bee live? - ✔✔Up to 5 years, but generally about 2.
✔✔How long does a drone bee usually live? - ✔✔About 35 days. If there are any left in
the fall they get kicked out or are killed off.
✔✔How long does a worker bee usually live? - ✔✔About 42 days in the summer. They
forage themselves to death. In the fall/winter they can live for several months.
✔✔T/F The egg is laid, larvae, pupa, and emergence from the cell. The "emergence" is
called "Eclose." - ✔✔True
✔✔On average, how many eggs does a queen lay a day? - ✔✔1500
✔✔T/F The queen is always surrounded by a group of attendants referred to as the
"Queen Retinue." - ✔✔True
✔✔What is Propolis made from? - ✔✔Plant Resins
✔✔T/F Worker bees start foraging when they are around 21 days old. - ✔✔True
✔✔At what age will a virgin queen begin to mate? - ✔✔7 days
✔✔T/F Nectar is apprx. 80% water and 20% sugar. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the name of the "pollen baskets" on the bees legs? - ✔✔Corbicula
✔✔What causes American Foul Brood? - ✔✔Bacterial Infection
✔✔What causes Sac Brood? - ✔✔Viral Infection
✔✔What causes Nosema - ✔✔Protozoan Infection
✔✔Pollination is when pollen is transferred from the _______ to the _______of the
plant. - ✔✔Anther to the Stigma.
✔✔What is Johnston's organ? - ✔✔It is found in the pedicel (antenna) and detects
motion of the flagellar segments, electric fields, vibration, also "speedometer."
