International Honey | Bee Keeping in America | Name that Hive | Medicinal Uses of Honey | Bits and Pieces |
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What is the name of the Country that produces the most Honey in the World
China makes about 500,000 tonnes honey annually, or about a quarter of global output, making it the world’s top producer.
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What is the name of the MSU educator that came to class and spoke on Bee Keeping?
Ana Heck
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What is the name of the most commonly used Hive in the USA ?
Langstroth hive
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What ancient civilizations used Melipona (stingless bee) honey for the treatment of cataracts?
The Mayans
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What is the name of the alcoholic drink that is made from honey?
Mead
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What is the name of the country where Manuka Honey originates
New Zealand
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What is the name of the magazine that had the article, " Coming to America: Bees in the New World?"
American Bee Journal
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What is the name of the bee hive management nonprofit that came and spoke in our class?
Bees in the D
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What probably was the first use of honey for human health?
Wound healing
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Virgil
What is the name of the author that wrote The Georgics in 29 BCE ?
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What is Meliponiculture
The cultivation of stingless bees for honey production or pollination.
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What is the farthest distance that Honey bees typically forage?
Bees will typically forage up to 4 miles away for food!
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What is the best way to know the honey that you are purchasing is "real" and not fake?
Raw, unprocessed, preferable purchased locally ( especially if pollen is present)
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What is the name of a traditional medicine branch that has developed in recent years, offering treatments based on honey and the other bee products against many diseases.
apitherapy
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Savannah Bee Company
The name of the company whose former production manager talked to our class.
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What is the name of the documentary that was shown in class last week ( November 16)
Honeyland
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What is the name of the state and crop that many USA commercial beekeepers go to and support each year?
California Almond Growing
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What is the name of a highly sought USA Honey that also is the name of the town where Elvis Presley was born?
Tupelo
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What type of honey has high antibacterial activity, against infections and is used often for wound healing
Manuka
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What state flag depicts a bee hive ( skep) on it?
Utah
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What is the name of the Country where beekeeping is mostly based on swarms trapped from the wild
Africa
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What is the name of a pesticide that can impair bees’ foraging abilities, leaving them unable to navigate their environment and feed themselves?
neonicotinoid and pyrethroid
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What is the name of a nationally popular bee supply company in the State of Michigan?
Dadant located in Albion, MI
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What is the name of the Countries that developed "Honey Massage" as a form of therapy
Russia or Tibet
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Is the world's most expensive honey called Elvish honey and it comes from Turkey? It sells for 5,000 euros ($6,800) for 1 kilogram (about 4.5 ounces). Europeans could buy a small car for that price.
The name of the world's most expensive honey and the country name (where it originates).
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