Preview (20 questions)
1 Question
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Apiculture, also known as beekeeping is the maintenance of bee colonies that have been created ___________.


By man

Naturally

Both

2 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Only the bees that belong to the genus Apis are kept in bee keeping.


True

False

3 Question
30 seconds
Q.

A beekeeper is also known as a/an ________.


Clearist

Apiarist

Aneterist

4 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Pick out the product for which beekeepers keep bees:


Honey

Royal jelly

Both

5 Question
30 seconds
Q.

A location where bees are kept is called a/an __________.


Apiary

Cleanery

Anetery

6 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The practice of beekeeping is believed to have started __________ years ago.


7,500

8,900

9,000

7 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Are bees used for crop pollination?


Yes

No

8 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Beekeeping is also used in the production of paper.


True

False

9 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Artworks from __________ show the evidence of domestication of bees from around 4,500 years ago.


Italy

China

Egypt

10 Question
30 seconds
Q.

________ is considered to be the father of American beekeeping.


Émile Warré

L. L. Langstroth

Johann Dzierzon

11 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Pick out the year in which the fully movable frame hive "The Leaf Hive" was invented:


1789

1792

1801

12 Question
30 seconds
Q.

_________ is credited as the inventor of the Leaf Hive.


Charles Dadant

Anton Janša

François Huber

13 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Commercial Beekeeping in the United States dates back to ___________.


The 1860s

The 1990s

The 1920s

14 Question
30 seconds
Q.

American beekeepers generally categorize themselves into __________ types.


Four

Three

Two

15 Question
30 seconds
Q.

For a _________ beekeeper, beekeeping is the primary source of income.


Sideliner

Hobbyist

Commercial

16 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which bee is commonly known as the "killer bee"?


Africanized bee

Indian bee

Tanzanian bee

17 Question
30 seconds
Q.

________ is considered to be the "father of modern apiculture".


L. L. Langstroth

Moses Quinby

Johann Dzierzon

18 Question
30 seconds
Q.

A device that is used to calm the bees in beekeeping is ________.


Bee tazer

Bee smoker

Both

19 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Pheromone is the main cause for the bees to sting a particular person or place.


True

False

20 Question
30 seconds
Q.

An example of a solitary bee is ____________.


Honeybee

Bumblebee

Mason bee