Molasses and sugar
Honey and wax
Treacle and syrup
Nectar and pollen

2. How is beeswax made?

Carried from flowers
Regurgitated by drones
Secreted from bees abdomens
Dried up honey

3.What are the three main components of nectar?

Sugar, minerals, pollen
Water, sugar, minerals
Water, pollen, sugar
Pollen, sugar, minerals

4. How many different sorts of honeybee are there in a colony?

Two
Four
Thousands
Three

5. What is the special name given to the male bees?

Drones
Bores
Cobs
Bucks

6. What is the average number of bees in the colony?

10,000
25,000
50,000
80,000

7. In Scotland, what is direction the prevailing wind direction? (where the wind comes from most of the time)

North West
South East
North East
South West

8. Which of these are important honey plants in Scotland (hint - one of them is a crop grown by farmers?

Dockens and Nettles
Grass and Dogs Mercury
Oil Seed Rape and Clover
Lettuce and Radish

9. How much food does a colony of bees need to last through the winter?

10 - 20 lbs
20 - 30 lbs
30 - 40 lbs
40 - 50lbs

10. How do worker bees carry pollen back to the nest?

On their hind legs
In their mouths
On their wings
On their antennae

11. How long does it take to raise a queen bee from an egg?

20 days
16 days
12 days
8 days

12. What does the beekeeper feed to the bees in autumn?

Sugar and water mixed
Starch and water mixed
Nectar and water mixed
Pollen and water mixed