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Honey combs are made of wax; both the honey and the wax are ultimately made from the nectar and the pollen that bees collect from flowers.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoHoneycomb is made of beeswax, which is produced from the wax glands on the underside of the abdomens of young bees.
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What do bees make honey combs out of?
Wax
How do honey bees make honey combs?
They make the combs from wax excreted by glands specially developed for that purpose.
Why do bees have sticky hair?
Because they use honey combs
Worker bees make the comb from?
The bees make the combs from wax which is produced from special glands in their bodies specifically for this purpose.
Why are honey combs hexagon shaped?
this make it easier for the honey to remain in the honeycomb and the bees find it easier to make honey
What is a bumble bees honey pot?
Bumble bees do not have honey pots, the keep their honey in honey combs.
Do bees make flowers die?
No, bees don't make flowers die .Bees use flowers pulp to make honey.
What is the role of nest builder bees?
They are females that make the nest. They form beeswax by secreting wax from their bodies and mix it with their saliva to build the combs from top to bottom.
What are some creative ways to make use of combs?
If one is looking for creative ways to make use of combs, there are a few websites to look at. The Imagination Tree has some cool ideas as does Cut Out and Keep.
What shape do bees make use to make a beehive?
The cells made by bees in a hive are all hexagons.
How do bees not get crushed when in the beehive?
If honey bees are living in the wild in a colony, they leave enough space between the combs that they build to allow free passage through the combs. If they live in a hive supplied by a beekeeper, enough 'bee space' is allowed in the manufacture of frames to allow the bees to move freely within the hive.
How many combs in a beehive?
Most commercial hive bodies (boxes) are made to accomodate 10 frames of combs. These frames are easily removable. We use 9 frames most of the time to allow a little easier access for removing the frames of combs. Each frame is one comb. A frame of combs is simply a wooden frame with ears on the top portion that allow it to hang in the hive body like a file folder. The inside portion of the frame contains foundation or combs that the bees use for brood rearing or storage of honey.
