Beekeeping And Getting Started

Question 1

Ancient hive: who used clay pots

Answer 1

Egypt/ Middle East

Question 2

Ancient Hive: who uses Gums

Answer 2

Northern and Eastern Europe

Question 3

Ancient hive: who used Skeps

Answer 3

Used all over Europe. Was the primary until the moveable hive was invented

Question 4

Disadvantages of ancient hives

Answer 4

Difficult to manage, can not be managed without damaging comb, comb is destroyed to harvest honey

Question 5

Advantages of modern hives

Answer 5

Allows inspection without damage, are made of standard components and reusable, are portable

Question 6

Who is Lorenzo Langsthroth

Answer 6

Designer of Langsthroth hive. Top opening modular hive that has moveable frames that takes account for bee space

Question 7

1850-1900

Answer 7

The golden age of Beekeeping. Resulted in the Langsthroth hive, smoker with bellows, and wax comb foundation

Question 8

Styles of bottom boards

Answer 8

Solid, screened IPM (integrated pest management), hive stand with west beetle trap and IPM, and Bottom Hive stand

Question 9

3 standard standard box sizes

Answer 9

Deep 9 5/8, medium 6 5/8, shallow 5 3/8

Question 10

Types of foundation

Answer 10

Crimped wire, pure wax unwired, plastic, plastic frame foundation, drawn by bees, 3 d printed and elasoplastic comb

Question 11

Types of inner covers

Answer 11

Solid, screened

Question 12

Types of outer covers

Answer 12

Telescoping, migratory

Question 13

Langstroth hive sizes

Answer 13

10 frame, 8 frame, 5 frame

Question 14

5 frame hives are used for what

Answer 14

Make nucleus

Question 15

When should queen excluder be removed

Answer 15

Prior to winter

Question 16

Who created modern day smokers

Answer 16

Moses Quincy

Question 17

Who is considered the father of American beekeeping

Answer 17

Lorenzo Langstroth

Question 18

Who discovered bee space

Answer 18

Johann Dzierzon