Honeycomb

A honeycomb is a container made by bees out of wax that they produce. The bees make a honeycomb as a place to keep their honey. Bees make honey from nectar that they collect from flowers. After bees collect nectar from flowers, and make it into honey, the bees then put the honey in the small six sided areas of the honeycomb. Each hexagonal section tessellates with the rest.

Uses

Honeycomb wax can be used for making soap and candles. Some people eat honey that is still in the honeycomb. A worker bee grows wax in its abdomen. The wax appears as little spots. The bee pulls it off with its legs and chews it until it becomes soft. The wax is then used to make cells for the honeycomb. Smaller cells are used to raise worker bees. We can use honey present in honeycombs as remedy for cough etc.

Honeycomb Media

Honeycombs for sale in Sareyn, Iran
The three-dimensional geometry of a honeycomb cell
Opposing layers of honeycomb cells fit together
A Western honey bee on a honeycomb
The bees begin to build the comb from the top of each section. When a cell is filled with honey, the bees seal it with wax.
Natural honeycombs on a building
Honeycomb with eggs and larvae
Closeup of an abandoned Apis florea nest in Thailand. The hexagonal grid of wax cells on either side of the nest are slightly offset from each other. This increases the strength of the comb and reduces the amount of wax required to produce a robust structure.
The lower part of the natural comb of Apis dorsata has a number of unoccupied cells