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Quiz 4: Bee habitat conservation in farms, fruit crops, and gardens
1. Why is it important to leave some snags on the property?
Snags are important nesting areas for ground-nesting bees
Snags may contain holes that solitary bees can utilize
Carpenter bees will chew on wood to create paper for making nests
All of the above
2. Which of the following can be done to enhance pollinator habitat and activity on the farm?
Avoid using manure to fertilize the field, since bees are sensitive to ammonia produced by bovines
Install hedgerows and use scarecrows
Scatter wildflower seeds in fallow fields and leave piles of dirt alone
Mow the field regularly
3. What might you use to construct nest sites for solitary bees? (Hint: you can modify or make holes in the objects.)
**A**
**B**
**C**
Magne Flaten (Own work)
[GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0],
via Wikimedia Commons
Ramon FVelasquez (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0],
Mattwj2002 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0],
4. What is a temporary bee pasture?
A pasture that is not used on the farm
An undeveloped area
An area that is planted with an inexpensive crop while the main crop is between cycles
A livestock grazing pasture that is planted with clover
5. What is an unplanted and unsprayed area next to a stream called?
Field boarder
Hedgerow
Riparian buffer
Windbreak
6. The planting between these rows of grapes is called what?
Cover crop
Fallow field
Lynn Betts, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. (USDA NRCS Photo Gallery) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
7. Neonicotinoids are harmful to:
Field and road borders
Farm equipment
Pollinators
8. What can you do to help bees in your garden?
Add artificial nests
Plant nectar plants
Reduce pesticide use
9. This might be what?
Flower garden
Humphrey Bolton [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
10. You might use these plants as cover crops:
Clover, willow, and maple
Clover, yarrow, and buckwheat
Willow, canola, and grapes
Yarrow, sunflower, and flowering shrubs
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