Honeybees control the gas permeability of brood and honey cappings

Summary: Some bee species use wax to build their nests. They store honey and raise their brood in cells made entirely from wax. How can the bee brood breathe and develop properly when sealed in wax cells? We compared the chemical composition and structural properties of the honey cappings and worker...

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Main Authors: Jiří Kubásek, Karolína Svobodová, František Půta, Alena Bruce Krejčí
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222017175