Question

each beehive consists of thousands of hexagonal thin walled fragile cells. Name the material which is used to make these cells and write down the functions of the following:

a) cells in upper portion of the comb:

b) cells in lower portion of comb

Answer 1

• Cells having the hexagon shape and made of natural beeswax, called a honeycomb, is made up of chemical compounds of fatty acids along with long chain alcohols.

• Honey is usually kept in the upper portion of the comb, below are cells filled with pollen, worker brood cells and then drone brood cells.
• The lower edge of the comb is occupied by queen cells.