Unit 7

Question 1

requisites for beekeeping

Answer 1

info, hives, location to establish, equipment, interest, time

Question 2

when and how to start beekeeping

Answer 2

spring time

get help

Question 3

equipment

Answer 3

smoker, hive tool, coveralls, bee veil , gloves

Question 4

smoker

Answer 4

pacifies bees

wood shavings

Question 5

hive tool

Answer 5

made of forged steel

separates parts of the hive

Question 6

parts of the hive

Answer 6

bottom board (base), brood chamber, queen excluder, supers, inner and outer cover

Question 7

brood chamber

Answer 7

used to rear bees

store food

Question 8

supers

Answer 8

used to store honey

Question 9

queen excluder

Answer 9

restrains queen to the lower box to ensure she doesnt lay eggs in the honey combs in supers

Question 10

package bees

Answer 10

queen and 2-3 pounds of bees in screened cage

Question 11

nucleus colony

Answer 11

queen and 3-5 frames covered in bees (most popular)

more expensive

Question 12

apiary

Answer 12

bee yard
away from animals and humans
good air circulation, drainage, close to flowering plants, away from pesticides, exposure to morning sun