Union County Beekeepers Test (NCSBA) –
Questions With Complete Solutions
Which is the largest state beekeeper's association in the USA?
Correct Answer - NCSBA
How long has the NCSBA been in existence? Correct Answer -
NCSBA founded on January 11, 1917
The NCSBA is a resource for information and camaraderie that will
benefit both your beekeeping experience and expertise. Correct
Answer - That was just a random piece of information
It offers many programs that encourage your involvement,
enjoyment, and
continued education. Correct Answer - That was just a random
piece of information
What are the various programs and opportunities supported by
NCSBA? Correct Answer - a. They include the NC Zoo, NC State
Fair, NCSBA Master Beekeeper
Program, Golden Achievement Program, Certified Honey Producer
Program, annual judged contests for hive products and more.
What is the difference between a hobbyist beekeeper, a sideliner;
and a commercial operation? Correct Answer - a. Hobbyist -
Interest, ecology, and recreation (10 hives or fewer)
b. Sideliner - Not primary income, but actively markets bee products
(tens to low hundreds of hives)
c. Commercial - Bees as a primary business, pollination, or
commercial production of bee products and bees (200+ hives, or
moves bees across State lines)
,What do commercial operations do throughout the year? Correct
Answer - Pollination and commercial production of bee products
and bees
How long has man been harvesting honey (and other products) from
honeybees? Correct Answer - Antiquity (9000 BC)
When did honey bees arrive in the Americas? Correct Answer -
1621
What are some of the various ways that they kept bees? Correct
Answer - Bee gums and skeps
Who is Rev. L.L. Langstroth and what is he most known for?
Correct Answer - Identified 'bee space' and developed moveable
frame hives
What is Bee Space? Correct Answer - 3⁄8" wide between the
frames
Who is A. I. Root? Correct Answer - Involved in forming NCSBA
Who is Charles Dadant? Correct Answer - Wrote "First lessons
in Beekeeping"
What inventions have modernized beekeeping? Correct Answer -
Langstroth Hive, Wax Foundation and Frames, & Smoker
What major events occurred in the US that regulated or changed
methods of beekeeping? Correct Answer - a. 1922 Honey Bee
Act passed by Congress (Restricts importation of honey
bees into the US)
b. 1967 Buckfast Bees introduced to US (Italian/German stabilized
hybrid,
, resists tracheal mites)
c. 1984 Tracheal mites appear in the US
d. 1985 & 1990 Africanized honey bees migrate to US (Originated
from
Brazil)
e. 1987 Varroa mites show up in the US
f. 1996 Small hive beetles (SHB) found in US
g. 1997 Russian honey bees introduced to US (Improved native
resistance to
varroa mites)
h. 2004 Israeli Acute Paralysis introduced to US
i. 2006 Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) identified
What major events occurred in N.C. that regulated or changed
methods of beekeeping? Correct Answer - a. 1973 The honey
Bee was named the NC Official Insect
b. 1977 NC Bee and Honey Act
What is the primary importance of the honey bee? Correct Answer
- Pollination
What list of products is obtained from a bee hive? Correct Answer
- a. Beeswax, honey, pollen, royal jelly, and venom
What are those products used for? Correct Answer - a.
Cosmetics, medicinally, and cooking
What are the various types of bees throughout the world? Correct
Answer - Western Honeybee, Bumble bees, Squash bees,
Blueberry bees, Leaf Cutter bee, Mason bee, and Carpenter bees
What are the races of bees that are kept and what are their
characteristics? Correct Answer - (Supplemental Education
Handout Top of Page 2)
Questions With Complete Solutions
Which is the largest state beekeeper's association in the USA?
Correct Answer - NCSBA
How long has the NCSBA been in existence? Correct Answer -
NCSBA founded on January 11, 1917
The NCSBA is a resource for information and camaraderie that will
benefit both your beekeeping experience and expertise. Correct
Answer - That was just a random piece of information
It offers many programs that encourage your involvement,
enjoyment, and
continued education. Correct Answer - That was just a random
piece of information
What are the various programs and opportunities supported by
NCSBA? Correct Answer - a. They include the NC Zoo, NC State
Fair, NCSBA Master Beekeeper
Program, Golden Achievement Program, Certified Honey Producer
Program, annual judged contests for hive products and more.
What is the difference between a hobbyist beekeeper, a sideliner;
and a commercial operation? Correct Answer - a. Hobbyist -
Interest, ecology, and recreation (10 hives or fewer)
b. Sideliner - Not primary income, but actively markets bee products
(tens to low hundreds of hives)
c. Commercial - Bees as a primary business, pollination, or
commercial production of bee products and bees (200+ hives, or
moves bees across State lines)
,What do commercial operations do throughout the year? Correct
Answer - Pollination and commercial production of bee products
and bees
How long has man been harvesting honey (and other products) from
honeybees? Correct Answer - Antiquity (9000 BC)
When did honey bees arrive in the Americas? Correct Answer -
1621
What are some of the various ways that they kept bees? Correct
Answer - Bee gums and skeps
Who is Rev. L.L. Langstroth and what is he most known for?
Correct Answer - Identified 'bee space' and developed moveable
frame hives
What is Bee Space? Correct Answer - 3⁄8" wide between the
frames
Who is A. I. Root? Correct Answer - Involved in forming NCSBA
Who is Charles Dadant? Correct Answer - Wrote "First lessons
in Beekeeping"
What inventions have modernized beekeeping? Correct Answer -
Langstroth Hive, Wax Foundation and Frames, & Smoker
What major events occurred in the US that regulated or changed
methods of beekeeping? Correct Answer - a. 1922 Honey Bee
Act passed by Congress (Restricts importation of honey
bees into the US)
b. 1967 Buckfast Bees introduced to US (Italian/German stabilized
hybrid,
, resists tracheal mites)
c. 1984 Tracheal mites appear in the US
d. 1985 & 1990 Africanized honey bees migrate to US (Originated
from
Brazil)
e. 1987 Varroa mites show up in the US
f. 1996 Small hive beetles (SHB) found in US
g. 1997 Russian honey bees introduced to US (Improved native
resistance to
varroa mites)
h. 2004 Israeli Acute Paralysis introduced to US
i. 2006 Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) identified
What major events occurred in N.C. that regulated or changed
methods of beekeeping? Correct Answer - a. 1973 The honey
Bee was named the NC Official Insect
b. 1977 NC Bee and Honey Act
What is the primary importance of the honey bee? Correct Answer
- Pollination
What list of products is obtained from a bee hive? Correct Answer
- a. Beeswax, honey, pollen, royal jelly, and venom
What are those products used for? Correct Answer - a.
Cosmetics, medicinally, and cooking
What are the various types of bees throughout the world? Correct
Answer - Western Honeybee, Bumble bees, Squash bees,
Blueberry bees, Leaf Cutter bee, Mason bee, and Carpenter bees
What are the races of bees that are kept and what are their
characteristics? Correct Answer - (Supplemental Education
Handout Top of Page 2)
