Busy Bees Build Amazing Homes

Honeybees build their homes inside hexagon-shaped rooms called cells — these six-sided shapes are the strongest way to use the least amount of wax.

A single honeycomb can hold up to 3,000 bees living together in one hive — that's like an entire apartment building made of wax.

Bees make their wax from special glands on their bodies — it comes out as tiny flakes that they chew and shape like clay.

A honeybee hive weighs about 30 pounds when it's full of honey and bees — that's as heavy as a medium-sized dog.

Bees build their hexagon cells so perfectly that scientists use them as an example of great engineering — even computers have trouble making shapes this precise.

Inside a hive, the temperature stays at exactly 95 degrees Fahrenheit — bees work together to fan their wings and keep it warm or cool.

A single bee might visit 50 to 100 flowers in one day to collect nectar — that's like going to 100 different restaurants for lunch.

Bees use their antennae to feel and smell the wax as they build — their antennae have over 30,000 tiny sensors on them.

The queen bee lays eggs in the hexagon cells, and baby bees grow inside for 21 days — then they chew their way out of the cell.

A bee colony works together like a superteam, with each bee knowing exactly what job to do — some collect food, some build, some take care of babies, and some guard the door.