Inside a honey bee hive
Mar 18, 2021
2 minutes
Smart design
The hexagonal cells of the honeycomb are the most efficient shape to maximise the number of cells built, with minimal wax used and producing no gaps.
Melting wax
The bees’ wax-making glands produce beeswax, arranged in circular tubes. As they work, the heat
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