Bee Keeping

Q.

A place where bees are kept is called

Q. Honey bees store nectar in bee hives because:

1. bees have high appetite
2. to use it for defense during attacks
3. flowering is seasonal
4. they are lazy

Q.

What is a bee colony called?

Q.

Which of the following is commonly called ‘little bee’?

1. Apis indica

2. Apis mellifera

3. Apis dorsata

4. Apis florae

Q. Apiculture is rearing of on a large scale.

1. ants
2. honey bees
3. butterflies

Q. Drones are the female members of the honeybee colony.

1. True
2. False

Q. Match the following types of bees with their life span.
$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column A}& \text{Column B}\\ \left(a\right)\text{Queens}& \left(i\right)\text{8 weeks}\\ \left(b\right)\text{Drones}& \left(ii\right)\text{102 - 154 weeks}\\ \left(c\right)\text{Workers}& \left(iii\right)\text{5 - 6 weeks}\end{array}$

1. a - ii, b - i, c - iii
2. a - i, b - ii, c - iii
3. a - ii, b - iii, c - i
4. a - iii, b - ii, c - i

Q. $\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column A}& \text{Column B}\\ \left(a\right)\text{Apis florea}& \left(i\right)\text{giant bee and produces 37 kg of honey}\\ \left(b\right)\text{Apis indica}& \left(ii\right)\text{has a typical dance routine indicating food availability}\\ \left(c\right)\text{Apis dorsata}& \left(iii\right)\text{rarely stings and produces1kg of honey}\\ \left(d\right)\text{Apis mellifera}& \left(iv\right)\text{easily domesticated and produces 2-5 kg of honey}\end{array}$

1. P $\to$ (ii), Q $\to$ (i), R $\to$ (iv), S $\to$ (iii)
2. P $\to$ (iii), Q $\to$ (iv), R $\to$ (i), S $\to$ (ii)
3. P $\to$ (iv), Q $\to$ (i), R $\to$ (ii), S $\to$ (iii)
4. P $\to$ (iii), Q $\to$ (i), R $\to$ (iv), S $\to$ (iii)

Q.

An_______________ is the place where bees are reared in human-made beehives.

Q.

Why are honeybees so important?

1. They are excellent pollinators.

2. They show a high degree of social life.

3. They produce bee wax.

4. They have a stinger.

Q. A place where hives of honey bees are reared for honey is ___ .

Q. Once the honey collected from beehives it should be inspected for:

1. Moisture
2. Grass
3. Dead bees
4. Pollen

Q. Bees are bred commercially in apiaries.

1. P (ii)., Q (i)., R (iv)., S (iii)
2. P (iii)., Q (iv)., R (i)., S (ii)

Q. Mention three desirable characters of bee varieties suitable for honey production.

Q. Scientific and commercial method of beekeeping for production of honey and wax is ___ .

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. Depending on the flora of a given area, the maximum number of hives that can be placed in one apiary can vary.
2. The drone bee lays thousands of eggs that hatch to become the new bees.
3. Worker bees are males and help in fertilising the eggs laid by the queen bee.
4. The only job of drones is to collect honey.

Q. Which of the following bees feeds the brood during the first three weeks?

1. Drone
2. King
3. Queen
4. Worker

Q. A place where hives of honey bees are reared for honey ___