13. healthy colonies in the challenging environment and products of honey bees

Question 1

colony collapse disorder location

Answer 1

north america
australia
europe
affected since 2006

Question 2

4 riders of the apocalypse q

Answer 2

changing climate
feed deficit
chemical stress
pathogens

Question 3

toxic effects of neonicotinoids

Answer 3

conc toxic plant fluids excreted in form of drops - guttation

Question 4

impact of glyphosate - total herbicide on the honey bee

Answer 4

possible cancerogenic
promote fungal growth
accumulating compound - honey/wax

Question 5

why arent immune systems of bees effective

Answer 5

limited no of immunity genes

Question 6

how much sugar is in honey

Answer 6

80-95 percent

Question 7

what is royal jelly

Answer 7

milk white and viscous substance from hypopharyngeal glands of worker bees

Question 8

what is royalactin

Answer 8

most important protein present

Question 9

bee bread

Answer 9

worker bees combine pollen honey and glandular secretions and ferment it - eaten by nurse bees

Question 10

bee venom

Answer 10

excreted through their stings into the target - colourless and acidic

Question 11

what compromises 50% of the dry weight of bee venom

Answer 11

melittin - has antiviral, anti bacterial and anticancer properties

Question 12

what else does bee venom contain

Answer 12

peptides like apamin and adolapin - ant inflammatory and pain relieving qualities

Question 13

additional contents of bee venom

Answer 13

phospholipase a2 = allergen leading to inflammation and cell damage

Question 14

what disease does been venom help

Answer 14

rheumatoid arthritis

Question 15

purpose of bees wax

Answer 15

used to form wall and caps of the comb

Question 16

what is bee glue aka propolis

Answer 16

collected from bees from the buds of tree buds, sap flows or other botanical sources - not produced by honey bees

Question 17

what vitamins does bee glue contain

Answer 17

B1
B2
B6
C
E

Question 18

What is bee glue used as

Answer 18

cement in repairing and maintaining the hivee

Question 19

function of bee glue

Answer 19

natural defense and immune system of the beehive = used to sterilize the honey comb cells = hardens cell wall + form aseptic internal environment

Question 20

benefits of bee glue

Answer 20

some but may cause severe allergic reactions too