Karteikarten: Introduction to Beekeeping Safety and Hive Management — 16 Karten

Beekeepers — protective gear?

Wear bee suits, gloves, and veils.

Hive — function?

Houses and stores honey and bees.

Honeycomb — structure?

Hexagonal wax cells for storage.

Drone — role?

Male bee, mates with queen.

Queen bee — role?

Reproduces and lays eggs.

Worker bee — role?

Performs foraging, care, and hive tasks.

Honey — produced from?

Nectar converted by bees.

Beeswax — secreted by?

Produced by bees for comb building.

Bee tool — purpose?

Manipulates hive components safely.

Swarm — behavior?

Group of bees during reproduction or movement.

Wasp — threat?

Can attack bees and steal honey.

Asian hornet — threat?

Invasive, aggressive, endangers colonies.

To sting — mechanism?

Injects venom as defense.

A sting — effect?

Causes pain, swelling, possible allergy.

Honey harvesting — process?

Removing honeycomb frames from hive.

Honey storage — where?

Stored in honeycomb cells within hive.