Question

Apiarist — a person who raises honey bees; also called a beekeeper.

Apiculture — the science of raising honey bees for commercial or agricultural purposes.

Apis mellifera — the scientific name of the honey bee most commonly found in the United States.

B

Beehive — a receptacle used to house a colony of bees.

Beeswax — an organic compound secreted by glands on the worker bee's abdomen and used for building comb. Its melting point is from 143.6 to 147.2 degrees F.

Brood — bees in the egg, larvae, or pupae stage that have not yet emerged from their cells.

Brood chamber — a location built into the beehive by worker bees; the place in which brood are reared.

C

Cell — the hexagonal compartment of comb built by honeybees.

Colony — the community of bees including worker bees (always female), developing brood, and at least one queen; drones may or may not be present.

Comb — a structure of six-sided cells made by honey bees in which brood are reared and honey and pollen are stored.

Comb foundations — commercially produced structures shaped like worker bee-produced honeycomb cells; placed side-by-side with naturally made combs inside the hive.

Comb honey — honey that is produced by cutting combs from their frames or removing the frames from the hive; most often sold commercially with the comb intact.

D

Decoy hive — an empty hive used to attract stray swarms of bees.

Dividing — the process of separating one large colony into two or more smaller colonies; the process provides a marked increase in the annual honey flow.

Drone — a male honey bee produced from an unfertilized egg.

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According to the glossary, what is the difference between a brood chamber and comb foundations?
A.
A brood chamber is made by bees, but comb foundations are built by humans.
B.
A brood chamber houses the queen bee, but comb foundations house drones.
C.
A brood chamber is used to rear brood, but comb foundations are used to store honey.
D.
A brood chamber is located outside the hive, but comb foundations are inside.

Answer 1

A. A brood chamber is made by bees, but comb foundations are built by humans.

The brood chamber is a bee-built area where brood are reared; comb foundations are commercially produced templates to guide bees' comb construction.