Structure of a Bee Hive

The bee hive, or comb, is built from hexagonal wax cells that worker bees secrete from their own abdomens, arranged in opposing rows on a shared base and typically found hanging vertically from rocks, buildings or tree branches. The lower, central part of the comb holds the brood cells, where the colony's young are reared. In Apis dorsata all brood cells look alike, but in most other species the cells come in three distinct types — queen cells for rearing new queens, worker cells for workers, and drone cells for drones. Broadly, the upper portion of the c …