These tiny valuable insects are amazing. Bees are key to pollination, biodiversity and crop production, so they are essential for a healthy environment.
But what these insects can really surprise you with is their home – honeycomb. They do not make the comb patterns by accident, and they are a perfect example of order, structure, and utility.
In this photos, you can see the real beauty. It is a complex honeycomb with its amazing splendor.
This honeycomb is a product of valuable bees that live in Bodiam Castle in Robertsbridge, UK, who have started selling delicious honey in their stores.
Bodiam Castle is one of the most famous castles in the UK and was built in 1385.
The delicate heart-shaped honeycomb was constructed by bees when left in a frameless box.
Yet, its shapes are not random, but they are ideally designed to regulate airflow inside the colony and thus maintain an ideal temperature.
Arnia Remote Hive Monitoring explains:
“Brood nest temperature is of extreme importance to the colony and is controlled with utmost precision. Honey bees maintain the temperature of the brood nest between 32°C and optimally 35°C so that the brood develops normally.”
Bees make the needed adjustments in case the temperature is excessively low or high.
“When the temperature in the nest is too high the bees ventilate by fanning the hot air out of the nest or use evaporative cooling mechanisms. When the temperature is too low bees generate metabolic heat by contracting and relaxing their flight muscles.”
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