WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Australian stingless bees have turned the traditional vertical honeycomb on its side, resulting in natural building concepts and efficiency that may provide new ideas for ...
Not only are honeybees vital for facilitating plant reproduction through pollination, but they are also very skilled builders. These insects have perfected the art of construction, creating one of ...
Bee Loop is organic, recyclable, renewable, edible, biodegradable, and antifungal. Bees construct honeycombs out of the beeswax > Bees store honey in the honeycombs > Beekeeper removes the ...
Once upon a time, there was no bee-keeping - only honey hunting, trying to steal honeycombs from wild bees. We see this depicted in cave paintings. Then, at least 5,000 years ago, the practice was ...
An curved arrow pointing right. After bees fill honeycombs with honey, they seal them with beeswax. Beekeepers often get the honey out by slicing the honeycombs with hot knives, uncapping it and ...
Why do bees create hexagonal honeycombs? Marcus du Sautoy visits a beekeeper and sees how the hexagonal shape turns out to be the most efficient way that the wax can be used. This drive for ...