(a) Drone and worker bee.

(b) Queen bee and worker bee.

(c) Queen bee and drone bee.

(a) Honey bee is called social insect.

→ Honey bee is called social insect because they are well disciplined and live in a colony like a society.

(b) Pasture land is required for bee farming.

→ Pasture land is required for bee farming because bee need’s flower’s to collect nectar and pollen for honey production and to sustain their colonies.

(c) Drone dies after mating.

→ Drone dies after mating because their genital organ are forcefully pulled during mating.

(d) Bees are multipurpose insects.

→ Bees are multipurpose insect because they play a crucial role in pollination, honey production and maintaining ecological balance by supporting plants growth and biodiversity.

(a) Write the various types of bee found in the hive.

→ The various types of bee found in hive are:

• Queen bee
• Drone bee.
• Worker bee.

(b) What is the function of the drone bee?

→ The function of the drone bee is to fertilize the queen been.

(c) If the queen bee dies forsome reason, who will control the hive?

→ If the queen bee dies, worker bees quickly raise a new queen by feeding royal jelly to young larva.

(d) How does the queen bee control other members of the hive?

→ The queen control other members of the hive by producing a special sented substance called pheromene.

(e) Write the uses of honey

→ The uses of honey are:

• Honey can be used to prepare cake, candy and medicine.
• Wax produced by them is used in cosmetics for the manufacture of cream, lipsticks and candles.
• Honey and royal jelly can be commercially be sold and produced for sum of money.

(f) Describe the structure of the queen bee.

→ Queen bee is the largest and elongated bee in the hive. It have small and round head and sting is present at the end of abdomen. Their proboscis is short and covered with hair.

(g) Mention the function of the worker bee.

→ The functions of the worker bee is to collect nectar, constructing the hive, nursing young ones, protecting the hive etc.

(h) Explain how the division of labour occur in bees.

→ The division of labour in bees is based on age and physiological development. younger bees perform tasks inside the hive such as caring of brood cell and building honey comb. Older bees specially collect nectar and pollen from flower for food production and guarding the hive entrance. This division of labour ensures efficient function and productivity within the bee colony.

(i) Explain the lifecycle of honey bee with diagram:

(j) What is the process called in which a drone is developed from an unfertilized egg?

→ The process in which a drone is developed from an unfertilized egg is called parthenogenesis.

(k) When a farmer practices bee farming then income of other farmers in the locality also increase. Justify your reason.

→ When a farmer practices bee farming then income of other farmers in the locality also increases because, it plays crucial role in pollination. Bee helps to transfer pollen from the male part to female part which encourages pollination. By this cross pollination, the crops quality and quantity increase. The crops are then sold in more rate which increase the income of other farmers in the locality.

(l) Due to the problem of pasture land in the beekeeping area, bee keepers shifted the bees from there. After that there was a reduction in the yield of mustard crops nearby farmers. Base on this explain the relationship between beekeeping and agriculture production.

→ There was a reduction in the yield of mustard because, Bees are important for pollination so, they transfer one pollen grain to other plant with them which gradually increase the production of mustard. And we know Bees are one of the reason for pollination and they also balance the ecosystem.

(m) Look at the concept map and complete it.