THE BRITISH BEEKEEPERS’ ASSOCIATION
Founded in 1874
Registered Charity No. 212025
EXAMINATION FOR PROFICIENCY IN APICULTURE
MODULE 4 INTERMEDIATE HONEYBEE BIOLOGY
19th March 2005
Time Allowed 1½ hours
Instructions to Candidates - Read the questions carefully. Answer All Sections
It is recommended not to spend more than 10 minutes on Section A,
50 minutes on Section B or 30 minutes on Section C.
Adhere strictly to the subject matter of the questions. Unless stated otherwise
questions apply to Honeybees. Use only BLACK pen for text.
Black pencil may only be used for diagrams. DO NOT USE COLOURS.
SECTION A (10 marks, 1 for each question)
Answer ALL the questions in this section. Use one or two word or short phrase answers.
Q1 What is an aroleum?. ……………………………………………………….………..…..………..……….
Q2 What is an ocellus? .........……….......…........…………………………………………………...........…....
Q3
What is a flagellum? …………………………………………………………………..…..….…………...
Q4
What is a pheromone? ………………………….………………………………………….………………
Q5 What word is opposite in meaning to distal? .…….……………………………..……...........…………….
Q6 What is the pulsating vesicle? ………………………………….…………………..……….……..…….....
Q7
Where on the honeybee is the petiole? ……………..………………………………………………….….
Q8 What is the queen-marking colour for 2005?
Q9
………….……………………………………………........
What does trophallaxis mean? ………………..…………………………………………...………………
Q10 How many castes are present in the honeybee colony in summer? .….………………............…..………
PLEASE HAND IN THIS SHEET AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION
MODULE 4 INTERMEDIATE HONEYBEE BIOLOGY
19th March 2005
SECTION B
(40 marks, 10 for each question)
Answer any FOUR questions from this section. Write short notes for your answers.
Q11 Briefly describe the form and function of:
(a) A peg organ;
(b) The auricle.
Marks
5
5
Q12 (a) What and where is the Nasanov gland and name two components of it secretion?
(b) Describe the physical use this gland and two situations when the bees make use of this
secretion.
4
Q13 (a) What is the optimum temperature in the brood nest of a honeybee colony?
(b) How do individual bees behave within the winter cluster?
(c) How does a colony control its temperature on a hot sunny day?
1
4
5
Q14 (a) How would a beekeeper know that a colony had a drone-laying queen?
(b) How could she be replaced?
5
5
6
Q15 (a) Name the apparatus specific to the first pair of worker honeybee legs and how these are used. 4
(b) Name the apparatus specific to the third pair of worker honeybee legs and how these are used. 6
SECTION C
(25 marks)
Answer ONE question from this section. Give labelled diagrams where applicable.
Q16 (a) Label parts A to H on the diagram of the honeybee alimentary canal provided.
(b) Label parts J to M on the diagrams provided showing enlarged views of part B of the
honeybee alimentary canal.
(c) Describe what happens to pollen grains as they pass through the alimentary canal.
(d) Give the name of the organs connected near to part C on the diagram.
(e) Give the name of the opening at the rear of the alimentary canal.
8
4
11
1
1
Q17 Describe the mating behaviour of:
(a) The Drone;
(b) The Queen.
(c) What is a drone congregation area?
10
10
5
MODULE 4 INTERMEDIATE HONEYBEE BIOLOGY
19th March 2005
Q 16 (a) Label parts A to H on the diagram below of the honeybee alimentary canal.
(c) Label parts J to M on the diagrams below showing enlarged views of part B of the
honeybee alimentary canal.
M
J
K
L
PLEASE HAND IN THIS SHEET AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION