Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Why would you want to hang something black over your bee hive?

  1. to stop them from getting too many hours of sunshine

  2. to increase honey production during a full moon

  3. to let them know that you're going to clean the hive

  4. to let your bees know about a death in your family
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is a documented beekeeping superstition. Traditionally, when someone in a beekeeper's family died, they would drape black fabric over the hives to 'tell the bees.' This practice dates back to Celtic traditions where bees were thought to have a connection to the spirit world and needed to be informed of important family events. The other options have no basis in beekeeping folklore.

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