Hexagons are the most volumetrically efficient shape for a 2-dimensional cellular structure. In other words, if you want to hold a given amount of honey using the MINIMUM amount of wax? You make a hexigon.
If there was such a thing as a honey cone, it would be conical in shape. A honeycomb is composed of hexagonal (6-sided) structures.
Not really sure. It could be that the favourite shape of a honey bee is a hexagon!
A hexagonal prism has 2 hexagon faces and a hexagonal pyramid has 1 hexagonal face.
So the bees can store more honey in the nest/hive(I think...). - TSR
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Honey bees create honeycombs by secreting beeswax from glands on their abdomen. They then mold the beeswax into the hexagonal cells of the comb using their mouths and legs. The comb serves as a storage unit for honey, pollen, and eggs within the hive.
They produce wax and shape it into hexagonal cells called combs
Honey comb is a section of hexagonal shaped (six sided) cells built by honey bees for three main purposes. The queen bee lays an egg in every cell that has been specially prepared for that purpose by the worker bees. Some cells are used for storing honey and others are used for storing pollen.
Bees store honey in comb cells which are capped over with wax.
the cell
Bumble bees do not have honey pots, the keep their honey in honey combs.
Wax
In hexagonal cells in their hive.
Because regular hexagonal shapes are able to tessellate leaving no gaps or overlaps.
honey combs and fruit loops
In hexagonal cells within the colony.
A cell where honey is stored is called a honeycomb cell. Bees store honey in these wax cells within their hives. Honeycomb cells are hexagonal in shape and are perfectly designed to store and protect the honey.