{"id":2712,"date":"2023-12-16T16:54:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T21:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beekeepingfornewbies.com\/?p=2712"},"modified":"2023-12-16T16:56:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T21:56:52","slug":"what-is-honeycomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beekeepingfornewbies.com\/what-is-honeycomb\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Honeycomb? (Talking Beeswax)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Honeycomb is a wax (beeswax) mass of hexagonal (six-sided) cells built by honey bees with wax secreted from special abdominal glands. Honeycomb is a crucial part of the bees\u2019 nest used to store pollen, nectar, and honey and raise brood.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honeycomb is also used to provide information within the beehive as it transmits the scent of the queen’s pheromones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A few words on terminology:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whole of the bees’ wax structure may be called “honeycomb.” It is also referred to as “comb” or, when empty of stores or brood, “drawn comb.<\/strong>” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, honeycomb refers only to the part of the comb that contains honey. When extracted from the hive intact, you may also see it called “comb honey<\/strong>.” “Brood comb<\/strong>” are cells that contain, you guessed it, brood. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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In this\narticle, we’ll discuss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n