Interesting Bee Fact - Eight

Honeycomb is produces by bees taking wax excreted from glands on the bottom of the abdomen moulding it and working it into place. They only produce the wax from day 12 to 17 at which time the glands stop producing wax and they move on to the next task. Beeswax has been used to make fine candles, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, to fill the screw holes and the seams between the slates on pool tables, as a coating for cheese and in ancient times is was crucial for shipbuilding and waterproofing. Beeswax is also the traditional material from which to make didgeridoo mouthpieces.