NC Certified Beekeeper Test Exam Questions with Latest Update
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NCSBA
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false - Answer-True/ False: The alarm pheromone released during the sting signals other bees to avoid this area as it has already been stung
false - Answer-True/ False: If a bee is honey bound the proventricular valve has been damaged & honey cannot pass from the crop to the ventriculus
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NC Certified Beekeeper Test Exam
Questions with Latest Update
false - Answer-True/ False: The alarm pheromone released during the sting signals
other bees to avoid this area as it has already been stung
false - Answer-True/ False: If a bee is honey bound the proventricular valve has been
damaged & honey cannot pass from the crop to the ventriculus
false - Answer-True/ False: Balling describes the group of bees that leaves the hive
after a swarm
true - Answer-True/ False: Swarm/Supersedure cells: if a hole is in the side, the queen
was killed; a hole in the tip, queen emerged successfully
false - Answer-True/ False: Africanized honey bees do tolerate diseases or pests well
compared to other types of honey bees
true - Answer-True/ False: The hairs on the eyes of the bee help them to find their way
when it is windy
true - Answer-True/ False: Honeybees breathe through their spiracles
true - Answer-True/ False: The fluid that carries nutrients throughout the honey bee
body is called hemolym, instead of blood
false - Answer-True/ False: Chalkbrood is an uncommon, very serious disease. It is
recommended to treat with an antibiotic
false - Answer-True/ False: Foulbrood diseases are non-specific viruses of bee brood
true - Answer-True/ False: SHB and wax moth larvae look very similar. It can be difficult
to tell the difference between them at this stage
false - Answer-True/ False: Bears, mice, skunks, opossums, and snakes are harmless
to the bees. You do not need to worry about them., f
true - Answer-Oil traps are not the preferred method of evaluating the level of varroa
mites in a colony
true - Answer-True/ False: Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite that effects both
developing and adult bees
false - Answer-Adult SHB tunnel through the comb- destroying it- and create a slime
, true - Answer-True/ False: Quick movements by the beekeeper can stimulate stinging
behavior from the honeybees
true - Answer-True/ False: When looking for eggs and larvae on a frame you should
have your back to the sun, shining on the bottom of the cells
true - Answer-True/ False: A nuc/ nucleus is a starter colony that consists of 3-6 frames
with brood bees, and a laying queen.
false - Answer-True/ False: To avoid rolling bees or killing the queen during inspection,
start at the center of the hive.
false - Answer-True/ False: When lighting your smoker, the flame should be above the
fuel
false - Answer-True/ False: The entrance reducer is used only on older, well established
hives during the summer months.
true - Answer-True/ False: PPE should be washed regularly
true - Answer-True/ False: Propolis is a resinous mixture bees make from plant parts
false - Answer-True/ False: Propagation and pollination are the same thing
false - Answer-True/ False: Bees forage and store pollen, nectar, and water
true - Answer-True/ False: Laying workers occur when there is an imbalance of queen
pheromone, they lay unfertilized eggs only
true - Answer-True/ False: If your colony has AFB you should probably destroy/ burn it
false - Answer-True/ False: EFB is more dangerous than AFB because the bacteria
causes spores to form
A. Clover - Answer-What is the largest honey source in the US?
A. clover
B. almonds
C. peaches
D. Wheat
D. Hygienic bees do all of these - Answer-Which of these is true of hygienic bees?
A. they are disease resistant
B. they sometimes have spotty brood patterns from cleaning out infected cells
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