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<b>1. <translate><section begin=req1 />Know a brief history of keeping bees for honey.
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<b>2. <translate><section begin=req2 />List at least five uses of each of the following:  
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:<b>a. <translate><section begin=req2a />Honey
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:<b>b. <translate><section begin=req2b />Beeswax
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:<b>c. <translate><section begin=req2c />Propolis
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<b>3. <translate><section begin=req3 />Name ten foods that would be very difficult to grow if there were no honey bees.
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<b>4. <translate><section begin=req4 />List the duties of the drone, the worker, and the queen bees.  
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<b>5. <translate><section begin=req5 />Describe how bees build combs. Why does the comb turn dark with age?
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<section end=req5 /></translate></b>
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</noinclude>List the duties of the drone, the worker, and the queen bees.
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<b>6. <translate><section begin=req6 />What is meant by the following terms:  
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</noinclude>Describe how bees build combs. Why does the comb turn dark with age?
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:<b>a. <translate><section begin=req6a />Movable-frame hive
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:<b>b. <translate><section begin=req6b />Crossed comb
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:<b>c. <translate><section begin=req6c />Bee space
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<b>7. <translate><section begin=req7 />What is a smoker? What materials make good fuel for a smoker?
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<b>8. <translate><section begin=req8 />What consideration should be given when choosing a hive location?  
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<b>9. <translate><section begin=req9 />How are honey bee diseases spread from hive to hive?  
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<b>10. <translate><section begin=req10 />What is robbing? Describe a robber bee.
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<b>11. <translate><section begin=req11 />Name four ways to help prevent swarming. Why should swarming be prevented?
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<b>12. <translate><section begin=req12 />What three requirements must be met for the colony to successfully weather a winter?  
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<b>14. <translate><section begin=req14 />Carry out the following duties of successful beekeeping:
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:<b>b. <translate><section begin=req14b />Supering and other swarm prevention techniques
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:<b>c. <translate><section begin=req14c />Extract honey and put into jars
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Beekeeping

Skill Level

2

Year

1929

Version

22.11.2024

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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