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Requirements June 1972 until July 1976

1. Study a hive of bees. Remove the combs. Find the queen. Figure the amount of the brood, number of queen cells. Figure the amount of honey in the hive.

2. Show the difference between the drones, workers, eggs, larvae, and pupae at different stages. Tell the difference between honey, wax, pollen, and propolis. Tell how bees make honey. Tell where wax comes from. Explain the part played in the life of the hive by the queen, the drones, and the workers.

3. Hive a swarm or divide at least one colony. Explain how a hive is made.

4. Put foundations in sections or frames. Fill supers with frames or sections. Take out filled supers from the hive. Fix the honey for market.

5. Write in not more than 200 words how and why the honeybee is used in pollinating farm crops. Name five crops in your area pollinated by honeybees.

            This merit badge may be earned as a 4-H’er by completing a club project in that subject or as a FFA member by meeting these requirements through the FFA supervised farming program.

Requirements July 1976 until January 1995

1. Study a hive of bees. Remove the combs. Find the queen. Figure the amount of the brood, number of queen cells. Figure the amount of honey in the hive.

2. Show the differences among the drones, workers, eggs, larvae, and pupae at different stages. Tell the difference among honey, wax, pollen, and propolis. Tell how bees make honey. Tell where wax comes from. Explain the part played in the life of the hive by the queen, the drones, and the workers.

3. Hive a swarm or divide at least one colony. Explain how a hive is made.

4. Put foundations in sections or frames. Fill supers with frames or sections. Take out filled supers from the hive. Fix the honey for market.

5. Write in not more than 200 words how and why the honeybee is used in pollinating farm crops. Name five crops in your area pollinated by honeybees.