A colony with 60,000 bees will make as much honey as will two colonies each of which has 30,000 bees. (True or False)
When a colony begins to whiten the combs along the tops of the frames of the brood chamber or supers with newly secreted wax. It is an indication that the colony is making preparations to swarm. (True or False)
Explain why the introduction of a new queen in late summer/early fall will normally increase the probability of winter survival.
Quiz Answers:
True Strong colonies are more effective honey producers than weak colonies because the stronger colony has a larger percentage of adult bees required for nectar collection. As a colony increases in size the number of bees required to take care of the household duties in the hive does not increase accordingly. Stronger colonies not only produce more honey than the weaker colonies they also produce more honey per bee.
False The whitening of combs along the tops of frames in the brood chamber and honey supers is an indication that additional honey supers should be added to the colony.
Vital to successful wintering is a large population of young bees that can live five to six months. A young queen in comparison to an old queen will lay eggs later into the fall, providing a higher proportion of young bees in the population.