Food Animal Medicine Exam V (22-32) Flashcards
T/F: Honeybees are native to the Americas.
__% of crops are pollinated by honeybees.
33%
What do honeybees do?
What is the scientific name of honeybees?
What are the most clinically important honeybees found in the US?
There are ___ different species of honeybees in the U.S.
Describe the lifecycle of the queen bee (fertilized female).
What are drones? Describe their importance and general lifecycle.
Describe the general life cycle of a honeybee.
The duties of the hive are split up between the worker bees. What are the different jobs that worker bees have?
A worker bee generally lives for ____ in the summer and ___ in the winter.
Describe the queen attendant job that some worker bees will assume.
What is happening in this image? Describe its significance.
What is happening in this image? Describe its significance.
What is the ideal hive temperature?
Describe the importance and role of guard bees.
Describe foraging as a potential honeybee job.
Differentiate between pollen and nectar.
A single bee will produce ___ of a teaspoon in its life.
What is a langstroth hive?
What is the average number for bees in a beehive?
What is the significance of a deep box in a langstroth hive?
What is the significance of a medium box in a langstroth hive?
What is the significance of a queen excluder in a langstroth hive?