Beekeeper controlling beehive and comb frame, harvesting honey. Beekeeping concept.

How much do you know about bees?

Celebrate World Bee Day 2024 with this quiz!

20 May 2024

Every year on 20 May, World Bee Day highlights the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping our planet healthy. To celebrate, we’ve put together a bee-utiful quiz to test your knowledge on these weird and wonderful insects.

Click below to get started!

<section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>How many species of bee are there? </h3><ul><li>5000</li><li>10,000</li><li>20,000</li><li>50,000</li></ul></section><section data-block="TapAndFind"><h3>On which continent are bees not found?</h3><p><p>Click the continent where there are no bees. </p></p><ul><li>{"description":"You got it! Bees are found on every continent except Antarctica.","height":100,"id":0,"imageHeight":0,"imageWidth":0,"name":"rect_0","rotation":90,"scaleX":0.3964629613721196,"scaleY":4.189011868377915,"score":1,"shape":"rect","width":100,"x":261.79824912512225,"y":273.8161193904625,"__type":"HotspotItem","offsetX":50,"offsetY":50}</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>How many wings do most bees have? </h3><ul><li>Two</li><li>Four</li><li>Six</li><li>Eight</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>What is the main food source that bees collect from flowers? </h3><ul><li>Nectar</li><li>Pollen</li><li>Both</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>While honeybees have a single queen, some bee species have multiple queens! True or false? </h3><ul><li>True</li><li>False</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which country is the world’s largest bee native to? </h3><ul><li>Indonesia</li><li>Peru</li><li>Sweden</li><li>Kenya</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which famous way of communicating is unique to honeybees? </h3><ul><li>Scent marking</li><li>Waggle dance</li><li>Barks and whistles</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>How long do queen honeybees typically live?</h3><ul><li>1 to 2 weeks</li><li>1 to 2 months</li><li>1 to 2 years</li><li>5 to 10 years</li></ul></section><section data-block="TapAndFind"><h3>How do you spot the difference between a fly and a bee?</h3><p><p>Click on the features that help you identify that this is a picture of a fly (that's pretending to be a bee).</p></p><ul><li>{"description":"Bees generally have longer antennae.","height":100,"id":0,"imageHeight":0,"imageWidth":0,"name":"circle_0","rotation":0,"scaleX":0.5611385858892557,"scaleY":0.5611385858892561,"score":4,"shape":"circle","width":100,"x":62.82023210726699,"y":230.3095988394313,"__type":"HotspotItem"}</li><li>{"x":138.0763987731223,"y":230.9911203083725,"id":1,"width":100,"height":100,"description":"A fly will often have bigger eyes than a bee. ","score":4,"shape":"circle","scaleX":0.6580518328733205,"scaleY":1.3762798771152835,"offsetX":0,"offsetY":0,"rotation":-10.630099891740063,"name":"circle_1","imageHeight":451.890625,"imageWidth":600}</li><li>{"x":370.38153266396864,"y":332.1367165167476,"id":2,"width":100,"height":100,"description":"Bees will often have thick, furry legs, while a fly will have skinny legs. ","score":4,"shape":"circle","scaleX":2.6091167687088688,"scaleY":1.3071366247918268,"offsetX":0,"offsetY":0,"rotation":9.398804004762322,"name":"circle_2","imageHeight":451.890625,"imageWidth":600}</li><li>{"x":426.61914960571477,"y":174.0404838543902,"id":3,"width":100,"height":100,"description":"Flies have two wings, bees have four! ","score":4,"shape":"circle","scaleX":3.7109905192300037,"scaleY":1.4039341592919927,"offsetX":0,"offsetY":0,"rotation":-8.70439060335704,"name":"circle_3","imageHeight":451.890625,"imageWidth":600}</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which of these is not a real bee?</h3><ul><li>Teddy bear bee</li><li>Metallic green sweat bee</li><li>Yellow-backed bark bee</li><li>Hairy legged mining bee</li></ul></section>

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