A honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal prismatic cells built from beeswax by honey bees in their nests to contain their brood and stores of honey and pollen.
Honeycombs for sale in Sareyn, Iran
A Western honey bee on a honeycomb
Natural honeycombs on a building
Honeycomb with eggs and larvae
Beeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis. The wax is formed into scales by eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal segments of worker bees, which discard it in or at the hive. The hive workers collect and use it to form cells for honey storage and larval and pupal protection within the beehive. Chemically, beeswax consists mainly of esters of fatty acids and various long-chain alcohols.
Beeswax cake
Commercial honeycomb foundation, made by pressing beeswax between patterned metal rollers
Fresh wax scales (in the middle of the bottom row)
Uncapping beeswax honeycombs