If a virgin queen is prevented from going on her mating flight, she will lose the urge to mate in approximately:
3 weeks
5 weeks
2 weeks
4 weeks
1 week
The average life span of the drone during the summer is:
10 weeks
6 weeks
2 weeks
4 weeks
8 week
During the summer worker honey bees live approximately:
3 weeks
6 weeks
20 weeks
26 weeks
12 week
Foragers are able to distinguish between various sugar concentrations of nectar and sugar syrup. In relation to this ability, explain what is meant by "Threshold of acceptance" and "Threshold of perception".
Bright light or queenlessness will inhibit a combless honey bee cluster from building comb. (True or False)
Quiz Answers:
A 3 weeks
E 8 weeks
B 6 weeks
Threshold of Perception is the lowest sugar concentration which will stimulate the sense of taste. This does not change with good and poor foraging conditions.
Threshold of acceptance the lowest sugar concentration which bees will find acceptable and proceed to collect it. This threshold varies with forage conditions. If there are many plants in bloom, foragers have a high threshold of acceptance. Possibly 40%. During the spring and fall in temperate regions when floral sources are scarce, forager may have a threshold as low as 5%.
True A combless cluster of honey bees, such as a swarm will start to build comb, provided they are accompanied by a queen and are hanging in a position where they are subject to low light intensity.