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How Do Bees Make Honeycombs And Why Do They Build It In a Hexagon Shape

Ksenia by Ksenia
September 13, 2017
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Did you ever wondered how do bees make honeycombs? Did you know that bees are actually extremely intelligent creatures? That’s right, bees know even mathematics, as a matter of fact. Actually, they are brilliant mathematicians. They know how to store the most amount of honey while using the least amount of resources. Top notch economists would envy these little buzz and honey makers on this ability, that’s for sure.

The secret of the honeycomb economy is in its shape. If bees would make rounded (or any other shape, like triangles or squares) wax combs for the purpose of storing the honey, a space between them would mean a wasted space. Beeswax that is used for creating combs is made of honey too, so that would mean a lot of wasted honey. Bees consume honey and as they digest it, the honey is converted into a wax. Bees must consume around 6-8 pound of honey to produce 1 pound of wax. And making wax combs in the hexagonal shape allows the optimal usage of storing space without any surplus what so ever. The hexagon shape allows for all hexagonal cells to be placed next to each other without any wasted space. Brilliant!

Hexagon is the perfect shape to store the most amount of honey while using the least amount of resources.

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Bees are brilliant mathematicians and they’ve figured this out. This is how do bees make honeycombs

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Bees must consume around 6-8 pound of honey to produce 1 pound of wax. So, no wax should be wasted.

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The hexagon shape allows for all hexagonal cells to be placed next to each other without any wasted space… And that means no wasted honey. Pretty brilliant, right?!

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How do bees make honeycombs in a simple video

So now you know how do bees make honeycombs and you possess this brilliant secret of bees, smart and working buzz and honey makers? Share the knowledge with your friends!

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Ksenija is a content marketer who has great fun writing for The Awesome Daily. Besides, she writes on Marketing, Management, and Leadership, especially on soft skills such as Communication and Emotional Intelligence. She owns an advertising agency helping businesses to get closer to customers and stand out from competitors, word by word.

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