Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Write down the desirable characters of bee variety suitable for bee keeping.
Advertisements
Solution
The desirable characteristics of selecting a bee variety for bee-keeping are listed below:
1. The bee variety should be carrying a gentle nature. Otherwise, they may bite human beings and harm them.
2. It must have a good honey collection capacity because the main purpose of bee-keeping is to increase the yield of honey.
3. It should be able to protect itself from pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. These organisms cause various infections in bees.
4. It must have a prolific queen with less swarming i.e., it should be able to produce higher number of offsprings or lay higher number of eggs.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
For increasing production, what is common in poultry, fisheries and bee-keeping?
Enlist the species of honey bee mentioning their specific uses.
Higher Order Thinking Skill.
Each bee hive consists of hexagonal cells. Name the material in which the cell is formed and mention the significance of the hexagonal cells.
A total of ______ nutrients are essential to plants.
______ is an enzyme present in Honey.
______ is the maintenance of bee colonies in modem hives.
Define the following.
Apiculture
What is Bee wax?
Which one of the following products of apiculture is used in cosmetics and polishes?
A farmer was facing the problem of low yield from his farm. He was advised to keep a beehive in the vicinity. Why? How would the beehive help in enhancing yield?
