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| At what age do workers become foragers? |
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| How long does a forager live? |
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| 1-2 weeks after start of foraging (28-25 days total) |
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| How do bees find flowers? |
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scouting
recruited by dancing scouts |
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| What information do bee dances convey? |
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distance & direction of nectar source
quality of the source |
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| bees will tend to forage on a specific species during a foraging trip, and will return during subsequent trips |
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| What determines whether bees will collect more pollen or nectar? |
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hive requirements
time of day (more pollen available early morning-early afternoon) |
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| What are the major sugars in nectar? Which are most attractive to bees? |
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| What factors affect nectar secretion? |
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soil moisture
solar radiation |
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| How much nectar can a bee carry? |
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| passing nectar (or food) to other bees through regurigation |
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| Pollen is produced by organs called _____ |
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| What are pollen receptacles called |
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| How much pollen can a bee carry? |
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stored pollen
-pollen + honey + saliva |
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| How do bees transport water? |
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True or False
Hives will rear far more males than females in the spring |
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| What does queen substance do |
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-prevent rearing of new queens
-prevent development of workers' ovaries
-attract drones
-stimulate foraging |
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| What happens if workers do not receive queen substance daily? |
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Definition
| they will start building queen cells |
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| What are congregation areas? |
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| where mating typically occurs |
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| How long does semen stored in the spermetheca remain viable? |
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| How does a queen fertilize eggs? |
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| opens spermethecal valvue, releasing a few sperm cells to fertilize the egg before laying it |
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