Answers to the Questions
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20 simple questions about beekeeping |
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Simple questions to establish the range of knowledge about honey bees and beekeeping that exists in ten year old children. The answers may vary a little in your geographic region according to race of bee.
| No. | Question | Formal Answer |
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| 1, | When did you last see a bee? | Any Answer is correct |
| 2, | What colour was that bee? | Honey bees in Ireland are generally dark brown or black. Italian bees have an amount of yellow or orange in their colouring. |
| 3, | How many legs has a bee? | Six (6). Take a look at the diagram. |
| 4, | How many wings has a bee got? | Bees have a fore wing and hind wing on each side of their body. When the bee is flying, the fore and hind wings clasp together... see the diagram. |
| 5, | Where do bees live? | In hives when they are being cared for (in straw skeps before wooden hives were invented). In cavities in old trees or walls when they are in the wild. |
| 6, | In what season of the year are we likely to see the greatest number of bees flying? | Summer |
| 7, | We say bees "buzz", how do they make that sound? | By the very fast movement of the wings, about 200 to 250 times per second. |
| 8, | Where do bees get food? | From Flowers and Plants. |
| 9, | How do they get that food? | By sucking up the Nectar, which is in the flowers. The bee's tongue is called a Proboscis. (Pro-boss.kiss). |
| 10, | Have bees any enemies? | Yes. |
| 11, | If you think they have, could you name them? | Birds, badgers, wasps, small animals, and humans, sometimes. |
| 12, | In your opinion, how long might a bee live? | The Queen bee might live up to 5 years. The male bee, which is called a drone lives a few months. The female, or worker, bee lives about six weeks in the summer, but up to six months in the Winter time. The three types are on the diagram. |
| 13, | Why are some people afraid of bees? | They are afraid of stings. |
| 14, | Are you afraid of bees? | 'Yes' or 'No' as the case may be. |
| 15, | Do you think bees are of any value to us human beings? | Yes, bees are very valuable. They pollinate many crops. Some scientists believe that if the bees disappeared from the earth that human beings would also disappear in 100 years or so. |
| 16, | Why do you say 'Yes' or 'No'? | Same as No. 15 above. |
| 17, | How do bees manage to survive during the cold of winter? | Bees cluster together to keep themselves warm. They do not sleep or hibernate as some people think. |
| 18, | Do bees and wasps belong to the same family? | No... Bees are 'Apis' family and wasps are 'Vespa' family. |
| 19, | What months of the year are we most likely to see wasps? | In the months of August and September. Remember, children are sometimes stung by wasps In September when they return to school after the Summer holidays. |
| 20, | Are Bumble bees bigger, smaller, or the same size as honey bees? | As a general rule the Bumble bees we see around are bigger than the honey bees; but yes, there are various sizes of Bumble bees too. |
Printed from Dave Cushman's website Live CD version
Written... 03 & 08 May 2002, New Domain... 26 October 2003, Upgraded... 19 August 2004, Further Upgraded... 15 December 2007,
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