Why Are Honeycomb Cells Hexagonal?

Why might a hexagon be a suitable shape for storing honey? Learn how in this activity from the Science Friday Educator Collaborative.

Traditional honeycomb unit cell: (a) voxel definition, (b) hexagonal

Why Do Bees Make Their Honeycombs Hexagonal?, by OlimpiAkademi

Bees don't do math — hexagonal honeycombs emerge naturally

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Why Honey Bees Use Hexagons - Carolina Honeybees, Honey Comb

Why are honeycomb cells hexagonal in shape?

What Is It About Bees And Hexagons? : Krulwich Wonders : NPR

How Do Bees Make Honeycomb? - D-Termination

Honeycomb: One of Nature's Most Beautiful and Useful Structures

Why Are Honeycomb Cells Hexagonal?

Honeycomb: One of Nature's Most Beautiful and Useful Structures

Bees: Why do beehives have hexagonal structures? - Quora

A honey comb is a mass of hexagonal prismatic wax cells built by honey bees in their nests to contain their larvae and stores of honey and pollen Stock Photo - Alamy