(Answer) Why is there a wall around these beehives?

[8-20-2022] Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz Question: Why is there a wall around these beehives?

The given options are:

• It’s an art installation
• It guards against bears
• It’s a repurposed well

Correct Answer: It guards against bears

Info: Beekeeping (or apiculture) is humans’ maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in artificial hives. The keeping of bees dates back to 9,000 years ago and has been traditionally for honey. In the modern era, it is more often used for crop pollination and other products, such as wax and propolis. A beekeeper (or apiarist) keeps bees to collect their honey and other products that the hive produces. A location where bees are kept is called an apiary or “bee yard.” Sweet-toothed brown bears in Spain’s the Cantabrian Mountains are partial to a honeycomb treat, so local beekeepers have tried many methods to keep them at bay. This restored wall does the job well. (Ref)

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Today’s “Microsoft Rewards Bing Homepage Quiz” has three questions related to bees. Each question has only one correct answer and carries one point. The wrong answer does not earn any points. So, select only the correct answers.

All three questions from today’s Bing Homepage Quiz are below. You can find their answers by visiting those pages.

1. Why is there a wall around these beehives?
2. Do all bees make honey?
3. What’s the most valuable thing that honey bees do for the world’s human population?