Investigate how honeybees construct combs out of wax to store honey, plant nectar, and bee bread
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) use wax produced in the worker bee's body to build a honeycomb composed of two layers of six-sided cells
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Transcript
NARRATOR: Honeybees use several parts of their body to build a honeycomb.
Wax for the comb is produced within the worker bee's body. Other workers chew this wax to soften it; then they add it to the honeycomb.
The comb is a wonderful structure. It has two layers of six-sided cells and no waste space. Honey, plant nectar, and so-called bee bread, made from pollen, are stored in the cells.
These worker bees are fanning the honey with their wings to make it thick enough to store.
Other bees are covering a cell that is already full of honey, tightly sealing it with a cap of wax.
Wax for the comb is produced within the worker bee's body. Other workers chew this wax to soften it; then they add it to the honeycomb.
The comb is a wonderful structure. It has two layers of six-sided cells and no waste space. Honey, plant nectar, and so-called bee bread, made from pollen, are stored in the cells.
These worker bees are fanning the honey with their wings to make it thick enough to store.
Other bees are covering a cell that is already full of honey, tightly sealing it with a cap of wax.
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