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Beekeeping in Scotland 1- Climate
Beekeeping in Scotland 2 - Forage
Scottish Beekeepers Association
Beekeeping Quiz 3
Try to answer the questions using your knowledge of bees and beekeeping. All the information required to answer the questions can be found in the 'Beekeeping In Scotland' downloads. Use the links on the right to download these files. You will also find a summary page of the answers for all the quizzes on the right as well.
Questions
- 1 What products do honeybees make which humans can use? Name two.
- 2 How is beeswax made?
- 3 What does nectar contain - the three main components?
- 4 How many different sorts of honeybee are there in a colony?
- 5 What is the special name given to the male bees?
- 6 What is the average number of bees in the colony?
- 7 In Scotland, what direction does the wind come from most of the time? (This is called the prevailing wind direction.)
- 8 Give the names of three important honey plants in Scotland which are mentioned on the website - one of them must be a crop which is grown by farmers.
- 9 How much food does a colony of bees need to last through the winter?
- 10 How do worker bees carry pollen back to the nest?
- 11 How long does it take to raise a queen bee from an egg?
- 12 What does the beekeeper feed to the bees in autumn?