Queen University Prerequisite
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Beekeeping Cell Builder Basics Quiz
1. What influences the number of queens that can be produced at any given time?
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Geographic location and nectar flows.
Colony condition and time of year.
Changing physiology of workers and availability of floral resources.
All of the above.
2. What is the purpose of a cell finisher in queen rearing?
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To feed and build the started queen cells.
To trap the queen in the lower hive body.
To create a state of abundance in the colony.
Both first and third options.
3. What should beekeepers be careful about when handling capped queen cells?
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Leaving the queen cells in the cell finisher for too long.
Allowing one early-emerging queen to sting the other queens.
Removing capped queen cells too early from the cell builder.
All of the above.
4. What is the purpose of creating cell builders in beekeeping?
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To manage the behavior of honey bees in the colony.
To manipulate the physiology of honey bees for queen rearing.
To provide environmental conditions favorable for queen cell development.
All of the above.
5. What triggers the behavior of nurse bees to start provisioning young larvae as potential queens?
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Removal or death of the queen.
Introduction of grafting frame with queen cups.
Trapping the queen in the lower hive body.
Both first and second options.
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