Honeycomb
Honeycomb
Honeycomb (/ˈhʌniˌkoʊm/) is a natural substance produced by honey bees and used for various purposes within the bee hive.
Etymology
The term "honeycomb" is derived from Old English hunigcamb, a compound of hunig ("honey") and camb ("comb").
Description
Honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal prismatic wax cells built by honey bees in their hives to contain their larvae and stores of honey and pollen. Beekeepers may remove the entire honeycomb to harvest honey. Honey bees consume about 8.4 lbs of honey to secrete 1 lb of wax, so it makes economic sense to return the wax to the hive after harvesting the honey.
Related Terms
- Beekeeping: The maintenance of bee colonies, usually in hives, by humans.
- Beeswax: A natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis.
- Honey: A sweet, viscous food substance made by honey bees and some related insects.
- Pollen: A fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone.
- Propolis: A red or brown resinous substance collected by honeybees from tree buds, used by them to fill crevices and to seal and varnish honeycombs.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Honeycomb
- Wikipedia's article - Honeycomb
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