Honey Bee Quiz: Test What You Know!

Key Points:
Little, intriguing insects called honey bees are crucial to pollinating plants and making honey. These small organisms have a sophisticated social structure, and researchers have long studied their actions and routines.
Take our Honey Bee Quiz to test your knowledge if you believe you know a lot about honey bees or if you want to learn more about these fascinating creatures.
Quiz Questions
- What is the scientific name for the honey bee?
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- Megachile rotundata
- Bombus terrestris
- Apis cerana
- Apis mellifera
- What is the primary function of a worker honey bee?
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- To protect the hive from predators
- To lay eggs
- To forage for nectar and pollen
- To mate with the queen
- What is the lifespan of a worker honey bee during the summer months?
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- 1-2 weeks
- 5-6 weeks
- 7-8 weeks
- 3-4 weeks
- What is the lifespan of a queen honey bee?
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- 2-3 years
- 1-2 years
- 5-6 years
- 7-8 years
- What is the average size of a honey bee colony?
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- 10,000-60,000 bees
- 500-1000 bees
- 2000-5000 bees
- 100-200 bees
- What is the primary purpose of honey bee drones?
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- To protect the hive from predators
- To mate with the queen
- To forage for nectar and pollen
- To lay eggs
- What is the function of honey bee propolis?
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- To store honey
- To seal cracks and gaps in the hive
- To create wax for comb building
- To provide insulation for the hive
- What is the role of the honey bee waggle dance?
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- To attract a mate
- To communicate the location of a food source
- To signal danger to the hive
- To establish the hierarchy of the hive
- What is the average flight speed of a honey bee?
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- 25-30 mph
- 15-20 mph
- 5-10 mph
- 35-40 mph
- What is the primary ingredient in honey?
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- Propolis
- Nectar
- Pollen
- Royal jelly
- What is the lifespan of a honey bee during the winter months?
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- 3-4 weeks
- 1-2 weeks
- 3-4 months
- 5-6 weeks
- What is the function of honey bee royal jelly?
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- To forage for nectar and pollen
- To seal cracks and gaps in the hive
- To create wax for comb building
- To provide nutrition for developing larvae
- What is the process by which honey bees convert nectar into honey?
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- Combustion and oxidation
- Reduction and hydrolysis
- Fermentation and distillation
- Regurgitation and evaporation
- What is the function of honey bee wax?
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- To create a platform for the queen to lay eggs
- To store honey
- To provide insulation for the hive
- As a lubricant and waterproofing agent
- What is the process by which honey bees create comb?
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- Using their wings to blow bubbles into a foam
- Secreting and shaping wax with their mandibles
- Weaving fibers together with their legs
- Spinning silk from their spinnerets
Seven Really Cool Facts About Honey Bees
Honeybees are amazing insects that are crucial to the sustainability of our planet. In addition to making honey, bees are essential for pollinating the plants and flowers that support our food supply. Honey bees are extraordinarily complex insects with distinct behaviors and talents, despite their small size.
With that said, here are seven cool facts about honey bees:
What is the Life Cycle of a Honey Bee?
Honeybees go through four phases in their life cycle: eggs, larva, pupa, and adult. The length of the entire procedure varies between the many honey bee species. The queen needs roughly 16 days, the worker bees 18 to 22 days, and the drones 24 days.
Honey bee workers have a life expectancy of five to seven weeks. A worker spends the first few weeks of their life working inside the hive, while the final few weeks are spent hunting for food and collecting pollen or nectar.
Additionally, the social insects honey bee (Apis mellifera) shows strong caste-specific differences in longevity. Honey bee workers typically survive 15–38 days in the summer and 150–200 days in the winter, compared to the average lifespan of 1-2 years for queen honey bees.
Evolution and Origins of the Honey Bee
Bees originated from predatory wasps that existed 120 million years ago. Similar to bees, these wasps constructed and protected their nests, and procured food for their offspring. However, unlike most bees that rely on flowers for sustenance, their wasp forebears were meat-eaters.
Bees are believed to have originated from hunting wasps that developed a liking for honey and opted to go vegetarian. Despite a lack of fossil evidence, bees likely evolved on Earth between 146 and 74 million years ago, at the same time as flowering plants.
Said to have originated in southeast Asia, it is debatable whether the western honeybee species (Apis mellifera) descended from an Asian predecessor or one that had already traveled to Africa.


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