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Perfected by nature

A honeycomb cell measures approximately 5mm wide and is constructed from beeswax exuded from a gland on the honeybee’s abdomen. The cell will be used repeatedly either to store honey or raise brood. Brood cells are cleaned and polished with propolis as each new bee emerges, slowly darkening them over one or more seasons. Cells are offset and you can see the structure of the opposite cell when you look through the comb.

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Uploaded on August 27, 2023
Taken on August 27, 2023