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A Little Quiz

Choose the best answer from those listed below:

1. How many miles must bees fly to gather enough nectar to make one pound of honey?

200 miles

1,000 miles

13,000 miles

2. In the summer, how many bees are in one colony?

10,000 bees

2.000 bees

60,000 bees

4. In the process of collecting pollen to feed the queen and the larvae, bees pollinate the flowers they visit.

True

False

3. Inside the hive, foraging bees communicate the direction and distance to  the nectar flowers:

By waggling their abdomens rapidly

By dancing in figure 8 patterns

By regurgitating some the nectar into other bees' mouths

All of the above

Links to other related sites

http://www.beeculture.com/beeculture/SugarReprint.pdf

This article reprinted from BeeCulture Magazine by James Fischer completely answers any question you can think of about all commercially available sweeteners--both natural and artificial.


http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/beebook/bee.html

If you are interested in bees, this site will not only answer your questions, but also includes anatomical micrographs of the 3 castes of bees.


http://www.blossomtoharvest.com/

This is an excellent site to review information about pollination and to arrange for pollination services in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.


Http://www.JerryTheBeeGuy.com

Contact Jerry if you have a bee removal problem with honey bees or any other stinging insect for poison-free removal.


Http://www.psbees.org

This is the official website of the Puget Sound Beekeeper's Association. It contains the club's newsletter as well as important local information about beekeeping.

Phone: 206-525-2433

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