How do bees make beehives?

Worker honey bees make hives to store honey and feed themselves throughout winter when they cannot go outdoors to forage for food. Honey bee hives are made of six-sided tubes, which are the shapes for optimal honey production because they require less wax and can hold more honey. read more

The way that bees make their beehives is an extraordinary achievement for such tiny insects. Different types of honey bees make their beehives by using a system in which every individual bee has a task to do for the beehive to properly function. read more

Bees use different methods to build hives depending on their habitat and social structure. The most common types of beehives are underground hives, exposed hives and tree hives. Bumblebees create improvised homes in dry, dark and partly enclosed places. read more