20 Amazing Honey Bee Facts!

9. HONEY BEES PRODUCE BEESWAX FROM SPECIAL GLANDS ON THEIR ABDOMENS.

The youngest worker bees make the beeswax, from which workers construct the honeycomb. Eight paired glands on the underside of the abdomen produce wax droplets, which harden into flakes when exposed to air. The workers must work the wax flakes in their mouths to soften them into a workable construction material.