Here are the answers to Bees Quiz 1
If you want to see the questions, view the Quiz 1
(note, you can read more by clicking on the links provided - each link will open up a new page).
1. How many eyes does a bee have?
Answer
A bee has 5 eyes: 3 simple eyes on top of its head, and 2 compound eyes, with numerous hexagonal facets.
2. How many honey bees would you find in a typical healthy colony during the active summer season?
Answer
Find more information about honey bees and the
honey bee colony.
3. All of these flowers are useful for bees apart from one. Which is it?
Answer
The Busy Lizzy offers little value for bees. Read more about beneficial
bee plants.
4. What are the members of the honey bee colony?
Answer
Learn more
honey bees.
5. How many pairs of wings does a bee have?
Answer
Read about bee anatomy.
6. Which of these is NOT a real species of bee?:
Answer
All
of the others were types of solitary bee, apart from the 'Black-kneed
bee' - which I made up! Learn more about some of the different
types of bees.
7. For how long can a queen honey bee live (assuming she is not killed by predators, and does not catch diseases).
Answer
She's an amazing little creature. Learn more about the
honey bee queen.
8. How many types of bees are there in the whole world?
Answer
Want to know more, and learn about 'bee-families'? See my page about the different
types of bees.
9. Which of these foods is not pollinated by bees?:
Answer
10. Which solitary bee cuts neat little holes from leaves, with which it constructs the egg cells for its nest? (note – this causes no harm to the plant):
Answer
Discover more about the enchanting little
leafcutter bee
11. Which of these is not made by honey bees:
Answer
12. What do bees collect from flowers?
Answer
Find out how plants are adapted to attract bees and other pollinators from my page about
flower pollination.
13. How much honey can a single honey bee make in its life time?
Answer
Honey
is precious! I feel very strongly that honey should never be
classified as a low-priced, low value commodity - so much goes into
producing every jar! Find out more about
how honey bees make honey.
14. Which of these tips will NOT help bees?
Answer
Take a look at my top 10 tips to
save the bees!
15. What type of bee is this??
Answer
Read about bumble bees.
Bees Quiz 2
Want to try a harder bees quiz? Try this one!
Do bees sleep?
Apparently they do, but how do we know?
Ever wondered......
Do bumble bees make honey?
Wacky Fact!
Did You Know?
Male honey bees (drones)
have no father, but they do have a grandfather!
Does that sound impossible? Read:
Wacky Fact
Did you know?
If the honey bee queen is removed
from a
hive, within 15 minutes,
the rest of the colony
will know about it! Read about