The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. You have to solve the puzzle in order to find the final location. On the way, you will learn a little about bees and the problems they are facing!
This one shouldn't be too hard and with a little research you should be able to solve the puzzle...
You just have to find the answers to the questions and do a little math.
a. How many types of bees are in a honey bee hive?
b. How many sets of wings do bees have?
c. How many days does it take for a queen bee to develop?
d. How many eggs does a queen bee lay per day (on average)?
e. After bee populations dropped 23% in the winter the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture formed a task force to address the issue. It was the winter of what year?
f. According to a 2007 article, the Varroa mite remains the world's most destructive honey bee killer. Dr. Enesto Guzman, studied a number of Ontario bee colonies in 2007–08. About 27% of hives did not survive the winter, and the Varroa mite was identified as the cause in 85% of the cases. How many colonies did Dr. Guzman study?
g. Bees are essential for pollination of many crops. In California, the almond industry requires the use of a number of colonies of honey bees, approximately 60 percent of all managed honey bee colonies in the United States. About how many million colonies of honey bees are placed in California almond orchards at the beginning of the bloom period to pollinate the crop.
h. What year was the term colony collapse disorder coined?
The final is located at:
N 42 AB.CD
W 83 E.FGH
A: Answer to a
B: Answer to b
C: Answer to c minus 9
D: Answer to d minus 1990
E: Last two digits of the year in e
F: Add the first two digits of the answer to f
G: First digit of answer to g minus 1
H: Sum of digits in answer to h minus 5
Good luck!!!
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