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WorksheetsBee Smart - The Hive Mind Challenge!
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which bee is responsible for laying eggs in the hive?
Worker bee
Queen bee
Drone bee
Forager bee
What is the correct order of the honey bee life cycle?
Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult
Larva → Egg → Pupa → Adult
Egg → Pupa → Larva → Adult
Adult → Egg → Larva → Pupa
If a hive produces 30 kg of honey in 3 months, what is the average honey production per month?
5 kg
10 kg
15 kg
30 kg
Which bee role is responsible for collecting nectar and pollen?
Queen bee
Worker bee
Drone bee
Guard bee
Mr. Mays has how many hives?
100
48
20
25
What is the typical temperature (in °F) that bees maintain inside the hive for brood development?
100 F
75∘ F
35∘ F
95∘ F
Which bee role does NOT have a stinger?
Worker bee
Queen bee
Drone bee
Guard bee
How many days does it take for a worker bee to develop from egg to adult?
10 days
21 days
30 days
40 days
If a hive has 50,000 bees and each bee produces 121 teaspoon of honey in its lifetime, how many teaspoons of honey does the hive produce in total?
4,166.67 teaspoons
6,000 teaspoons
12,000 teaspoons
50,000 teaspoons
What behavior do bees use to communicate the location of food sources?
Buzzing loudly
Waggle dance
Building new comb
Guarding the hive
What did Mr. Mays do for a living before retirement?
Orangetown Police Officer
New York City Police Officer
Fireman
Teacher
A bee can fly up to 3 miles from the hive to forage. What is the total round-trip distance?
33 miles
1.5 miles
6 miles
3 miles
Which bee role is responsible for mating with the queen?
Worker bee
Queen bee
Drone bee
Nurse bee
How long does the queen bee typically live?
A few weeks
A few months
1-2 years
3-5 years
What is the main job of nurse bees?
Laying eggs
Feeding larvae
Guarding the hive
Collecting nectar
What do bees do to cool the hive if it gets too hot?
Leave the hive
Fan their wings
Stop working
Eat more honey
Which stage comes immediately after the larva in the bee life cycle?
Egg
Pupa
Adult
Queen
If a hive has 3,000 forager bees and each makes 10 trips per day, how many foraging trips are made in one day?
3,000
10,000
30,000
300,000
What is the main purpose of the drone bee?
Collect nectar
Feed larvae
Mate with the queen
Guard the hive
How far can a honey bee typically forage from its hive?
Up to 100 miles
Up to 0.5 miles
Up to 6 miles
None. They don't fly.
Which bee role is responsible for defending the hive from intruders?
Nurse bee
Guard bee
Drone bee
Queen bee
If a bee collects 0.05 g of nectar per trip and makes 20 trips, how much nectar does it collect in total?
0.1 g
0.5 g
1 g
10 g
What is the main reason bees perform the waggle dance?
To attract mates
To show the location of food
To warn of danger
To cool the hive
If a hive needs to maintain a temperature of 95∘
F and the outside temperature is 45∘ F, what do bees do?
Fan their wings to cool
Cluster together and vibrate
Leave the hive
Stop feeding larvae
How many days does it take for a queen bee to develop from egg to adult?
16 days
21 days
24 days
30 days
What is the main job of worker bees in the hive?
Laying eggs
Collecting nectar and pollen
Mating with the queen
Producing royal jelly only
What do bees make from nectar?
Wax
Pollen
Honey
Larvae
Why are honey bees important to humans and the environment?
They eat harmful insects
They clean the air.
They help flowers and crops grow by pollinating them
They make loud buzzing sounds to scare animals away
According to this video we watched, honey is basically
bee vomit
flowers crushed up
sugar
bee wings crushed up
Honey does not spoil! (bacteria can’t grow in it, and because of it’s low moisture content and low pH – honey can last indefinitely
True
False
Which statement is true?
Honey bees will bother you while you are eating BBQ and icecream.
Honey bees are not needed.
The honey bee is the only insect that produces food eaten by humans.
Honey bees smell bad
What is the purpose of the worker bees?
To lay eggs
To sleep all day
To do many jobs like cleaning, guarding, and collecting food
To build nests in trees
Bee Wings: Bees beat their wings incredibly fast, up to ___________ per minute, which is why they make a buzz.
11,400 times
1,000 times
500 times
100,000 times
How many eyes do bees have?
2
3
4
5
Which famous cathedral experienced a devastating fire in 2019, but the three beehives on its roof amazingly survived?
Westminster Abbey
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Peter’s Basilica
Cologne Cathedral
What are honey bees doing when they are foraging?
Sleeping inside the hive
Fighting off predators
Searching for food like nectar and pollen
Making honey inside the hive
What is the purpose of the chains of bees, also known as festoons, that hang together inside a hive?
To protect the queen bee from predators
To collect pollen and nectar more efficiently
To support the construction of honeycomb
To keep the hive cool during hot weather
Which of the following is true about a bee's body?
It has 4 legs and 2 body parts
It has 6 legs and 3 body parts
t has 8 legs and 1 body part
It has 2 legs and 4 body parts
How many queen bees can a hive have?
1
2
3
Unlimited
Which of the following is a way to bee kind to honey bees?
Plant wildflowers and native plants
Avoid using harmful pesticides in your garden
Support local beekeepers by buying their honey
All of the above
What is the names of Mr. Darren's Apiary?
Buzzin’ Bee Farm
Queen Bee’s Haven
Amaysing Apiaries
The Honeycomb Hangout
What is an apiary?
A place where honey is sold
A tool used to extract honey
A location where beehives are kept
A type of flower bees like
What is a swarm of bees?
A group of bees playing near flowers
A large group of bees that leaves the hive to start a new colony
Bees flying around when they are angry
A special dance bees do to find nectar
Why do honeybees swarm?
To find a new home when the hive gets too crowded
To collect more nectar from flowers
To protect the hive from predators
To make more honey faster
How many wings does a honey bee have?
2
4
6
8
Which statement about feeding bee larvae is correct?
All bee larvae are fed only royal jelly until they become adults.
Worker and drone larvae are fed royal jelly for the first few days, then bee bread.
Queen larvae are fed bee bread throughout their development.
Worker larvae are fed only pollen, and drone larvae only royal jelly.
Why do queen bees have smaller brains compared to worker bees?
Because they eat only royal jelly and no bee bread during development
Because they are less active than worker bees
Because they live shorter lives
Because they don’t need to fly
What is the main difference between a queen bee and a worker bee?
Queen bees make honey and worker bees eat it
Queen bees are larger and lay eggs, while worker bees do most hive tasks
Queen bees collect nectar while worker bees lay eggs
Worker bees are larger and defend the hive
Which part of a bee's body is used to collect pollen?
Stinger
Wings
Legs
Eyes
What do bees use wax for inside the hive?
To make the hive smell nice
To attract other bees
To build honeycomb cells
To feed the queen
