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Bees Dance to Each Other in the Hive to Tell Each Other Where to Find Good Pollen.

Bees require nectar and pollen to feed themselves and raise their young. They must seek the best flowers to forage on to gather their needs. But do you know how bees find the good quality pollen to make their honey? In the hive, bees dance to each other to communicate where they can find good […]

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Honeycombs

Honeycombs Don’t Start as Hexagons, the Heat Formed in the Hive Softens the Wax and Creates the Shape

A honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal prismatic wax cells constructed by honey bees in their nests to house their larvae and honey and pollen stores. But did you know how the honeycombs turn into hexagons? The holes in honeycombs do not begin as hexagons. Bees build circular tubes that are staggered. The heat produced

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