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Know a brief history of keeping bees for honey.
 
  
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</noinclude>Know a brief history of keeping bees for honey.
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List at least five uses of each of the following:
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<b>2. <section begin=req2 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:2-->
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</noinclude>List at least five uses of each of the following:
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</noinclude>Honey
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Honey
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2a /></b>
  
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:<b>b. <section begin=req2b /><noinclude><translate><!--T:4-->
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</noinclude>Beeswax
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2b /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2a />'''
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:<b>c. <section begin=req2c /><noinclude><translate><!--T:5-->
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:'''b. <section begin=req2b /><translate>
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</noinclude>Propolis
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Beeswax
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2c /></b>
  
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<b>3. <section begin=req3 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:6-->
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</noinclude>Name ten foods that would be very difficult to grow if there were no honey bees.
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<b>4. <section begin=req4 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:7-->
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</noinclude>List the duties of the drone, the worker, and the queen bees.
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Propolis
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req4 /></b>
  
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<b>5. <section begin=req5 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:8-->
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</noinclude>Describe how bees build combs. Why does the comb turn dark with age?
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<b>6. <section begin=req6 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:9-->
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'''3. <section begin=req3 /><translate>
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</noinclude>What is meant by the following terms:
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Name ten foods that would be very difficult to grow if there were no honey bees.
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req6 /></b>
  
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:<b>a. <section begin=req6a /><noinclude><translate><!--T:10-->
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</noinclude>Movable-frame hive
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req6a /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req3 />'''
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:<b>b. <section begin=req6b /><noinclude><translate><!--T:11-->
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'''4. <section begin=req4 /><translate>
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</noinclude>Crossed comb
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List the duties of the drone, the worker, and the queen bees.
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req6b /></b>
  
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:<b>c. <section begin=req6c /><noinclude><translate><!--T:12-->
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</noinclude>Bee space
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:<b>d. <section begin=req6d /><noinclude><translate><!--T:13-->
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'''5. <section begin=req5 /><translate>
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</noinclude>Swarming
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Describe how bees build combs. Why does the comb turn dark with age?
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req6d /></b>
  
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<b>7. <section begin=req7 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:14-->
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</noinclude>What is a smoker? What materials make good fuel for a smoker?
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req7 /></b>
  
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<b>8. <section begin=req8 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:15-->
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'''6. <section begin=req6 /><translate>
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</noinclude>What consideration should be given when choosing a hive location?
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What is meant by the following terms:
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req8 /></b>
  
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<b>9. <section begin=req9 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:16-->
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</noinclude>How are honey bee diseases spread from hive to hive?
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req9 /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req6 />'''
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<b>10. <section begin=req10 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:17-->
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:'''a. <section begin=req6a /><translate>
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</noinclude>What is robbing? Describe a robber bee.
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Movable-frame hive
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<b>11. <section begin=req11 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:18-->
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</noinclude>Name four ways to help prevent swarming. Why should swarming be prevented?
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<b>12. <section begin=req12 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:19-->
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</noinclude>What three requirements must be met for the colony to successfully weather a winter?
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Crossed comb
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req12 /></b>
  
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<b>13. <section begin=req13 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:20-->
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</noinclude>What is the advantage of using a double-brood chamber system?
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<b>14. <section begin=req14 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:21-->
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Bee space
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</noinclude>Carry out the following duties of successful beekeeping:
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req14 /></b>
  
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:<b>a. <section begin=req14a /><noinclude><translate><!--T:22-->
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</noinclude>Spring feed to stimulate brood production
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req14a /></b>
  
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</noinclude>Supering and other swarm prevention techniques
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Swarming
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req14b /></b>
  
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</noinclude>Extract honey and put into jars
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req14c /></b>
  
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'''7. <section begin=req7 /><translate>
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</noinclude>Fall feeding and "taking the hive down" to prepare it for the winter months
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What is a smoker? What materials make good fuel for a smoker?
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req14d /></b>
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<section end=challenge />
  
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<b>15. <section begin=req15 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:26-->
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</translate><section end=req7 />'''
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</noinclude>How do you know when a frame is ready to be removed from the hive for extraction?
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'''8. <section begin=req8 /><translate>
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What consideration should be given when choosing a hive location?
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How are honey bee diseases spread from hive to hive?
 
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What is robbing? Describe a robber bee.
 
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Name four ways to help prevent swarming. Why should swarming be prevented?
 
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What three requirements must be met for the colony to successfully weather a winter?  
 
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What is the advantage of using a double-brood chamber system?
 
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Carry out the following duties of successful beekeeping:
 
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Spring feed to stimulate brood production
 
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Supering and other swarm prevention techniques
 
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Extract honey and put into jars
 
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Fall feeding and "taking the hive down" to prepare it for the winter months
 
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How do you know when a frame is ready to be removed from the hive for extraction?
 
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Beekeeping

Skill Level

2

Year

1929

Version

16.11.2024

Approval authority

General Conference

Beekeeping AY Honor.png
Beekeeping
Outdoor Industries
Skill Level
123
Approval authority
General Conference
Year of Introduction
1929
See also
Farming Master Award



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?

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