Question

Honey is a product of
A) Flower pollinated by a bee
B) Hives made by bee
C) Swarming of bee
D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint:Honey is made from the nectar of flowers. This is a viscous super food that has the unique characteristic of never spoiling. It is used by bees to feed their young as well as a food source during times of scarcity.

Complete answer:
When bees collect nectar, they do so from several flowers. As they do this, the pollen in the flowers sticks to the legs of the bees and gets carried to other flowers allowing for cross pollination. The flowers do not produce honey, they produce nectar. Option A is incorrect.

Nectar from the flowers is taken back to the hives and collected in the honeycombs. This sugary fluid is passed from one bee to another when they return to the hive concentrating it greatly. As the nectar is stored in the honey comb and fanned by the bees, it turns into honey. The combined action of collecting, passing, and fanning by the bees is the hive as a unit produces honey. Option B is the correct answer.

Swarming of bees occurs when a new queen is ready to set up a hive of her own. She leaves the old hive along with workers. The original hive splits into two colonies, with the old queen staying back. This has nothing to do with honey production. Option C is incorrect.Option B being the correct answer, option D is incorrect.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:Not only honey, humans harvest and use other products of bee activity. For instance, beeswax which is used to make the honeycomb, and is used in the cosmetic industry for creams and other beauty products.