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<b>1. <section begin=req1 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:1--> | <b>1. <section begin=req1 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:1--> | ||
| − | </noinclude>Know a brief history of keeping bees for honey. | + | </noinclude>Know a brief history of keeping bees for honey. |
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<b>3. <section begin=req3 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:6--> | <b>3. <section begin=req3 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:6--> | ||
| − | </noinclude>Name ten foods that would be very difficult to grow if there were no honey bees. | + | </noinclude>Name ten foods that would be very difficult to grow if there were no honey bees. |
<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req3 /></b> | <noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req3 /></b> | ||
<b>4. <section begin=req4 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:7--> | <b>4. <section begin=req4 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:7--> | ||
| − | </noinclude>List the duties of the drone, the worker, and the queen bees. | + | </noinclude>List the duties of the drone, the worker, and the queen bees. |
<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req4 /></b> | <noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req4 /></b> | ||
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<b>10. <section begin=req10 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:17--> | <b>10. <section begin=req10 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:17--> | ||
| − | </noinclude>What is robbing? Describe a robber bee. | + | </noinclude>What is robbing? Describe a robber bee. |
<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req10 /></b> | <noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req10 /></b> | ||
<b>11. <section begin=req11 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:18--> | <b>11. <section begin=req11 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:18--> | ||
| − | </noinclude>Name four ways to help prevent swarming. Why should swarming be prevented? | + | </noinclude>Name four ways to help prevent swarming. Why should swarming be prevented? |
<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req11 /></b> | <noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req11 /></b> | ||
<b>12. <section begin=req12 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:19--> | <b>12. <section begin=req12 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:19--> | ||
| − | </noinclude>What three requirements must be met for the colony to successfully weather a winter? | + | </noinclude>What three requirements must be met for the colony to successfully weather a winter? |
<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req12 /></b> | <noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req12 /></b> | ||
<b>13. <section begin=req13 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:20--> | <b>13. <section begin=req13 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:20--> | ||
| − | </noinclude>What is the advantage of using a double-brood chamber system? | + | </noinclude>What is the advantage of using a double-brood chamber system? |
<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req13 /></b> | <noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req13 /></b> | ||
<b>14. <section begin=req14 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:21--> | <b>14. <section begin=req14 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:21--> | ||
| − | </noinclude>Carry out the following duties of successful beekeeping: | + | </noinclude>Carry out the following duties of successful beekeeping: |
<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req14 /></b> | <noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req14 /></b> | ||
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:<b>b. <section begin=req14b /><noinclude><translate><!--T:23--> | :<b>b. <section begin=req14b /><noinclude><translate><!--T:23--> | ||
| − | </noinclude>Supering and other swarm prevention techniques | + | </noinclude>Supering and other swarm prevention techniques |
<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req14b /></b> | <noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req14b /></b> | ||
:<b>c. <section begin=req14c /><noinclude><translate><!--T:24--> | :<b>c. <section begin=req14c /><noinclude><translate><!--T:24--> | ||
| − | </noinclude>Extract honey and put into jars | + | </noinclude>Extract honey and put into jars |
<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req14c /></b> | <noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req14c /></b> | ||
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<b>15. <section begin=req15 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:26--> | <b>15. <section begin=req15 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:26--> | ||
| − | </noinclude>How do you know when a frame is ready to be removed from the hive for extraction? | + | </noinclude>How do you know when a frame is ready to be removed from the hive for extraction? |
<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req15 /></b> | <noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req15 /></b> | ||
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Revision as of 19:00, 2 April 2021
Beekeeping
Skill Level
2
Year
1929
Version
24.11.2024
Approval authority
General Conference
1. Know a brief history of keeping bees for honey.
2. List at least five uses of each of the following:
- a. Honey
- b. Beeswax
- c. Propolis
3. Name ten foods that would be very difficult to grow if there were no honey bees.
4. List the duties of the drone, the worker, and the queen bees.
5. Describe how bees build combs. Why does the comb turn dark with age?
6. What is meant by the following terms:
- a. Movable-frame hive
- b. Crossed comb
- c. Bee space
- d. Swarming
7. What is a smoker? What materials make good fuel for a smoker?
8. What consideration should be given when choosing a hive location?
9. How are honey bee diseases spread from hive to hive?
10. What is robbing? Describe a robber bee.
11. Name four ways to help prevent swarming. Why should swarming be prevented?
12. What three requirements must be met for the colony to successfully weather a winter?
13. What is the advantage of using a double-brood chamber system?
14. Carry out the following duties of successful beekeeping:
- a. Spring feed to stimulate brood production
- b. Supering and other swarm prevention techniques
- c. Extract honey and put into jars
- d. Fall feeding and "taking the hive down" to prepare it for the winter months
15. How do you know when a frame is ready to be removed from the hive for extraction?
