Question

Number of queens in a hive is

• A. a) 20
• B. b) 15
• C. c) 25
• D. d) 1

Answer 1

The correct option is D

d) 1

Correct option: d

The explanation for the correct option:

1. Commonly, one queen is found to be present in each hive and feeds on royal jelly.
2. She is the queen in a real sense as the mother of the colony.

The explanation for the incorrect option:

Option a, b and c:

1. Not possible to have more than one queen bee in a hive.

Final answer: Number of queens in a hive is 1.