By building honeycomb cells that share walls, bees can better conserve their resources (wax) and energy (honey). But don’t forget that bees use the combs as storage vessels for their honey. When bees ...

The honeycomb that bees build with wax is always laid out in quasi-horizontal, non-angled hexagonal cells, ... airtight chamber for drawing up nectar, honey and water, ...

Chawla’s research into the stingless bees’ honeycomb is an extension of his initial work looking at the construction and makeup of honeycombs found in the U.S. His 2022 research revealed some of the ...