Why do bees create hexagonal honeycombs? Marcus du Sautoy visits a beekeeper and sees how the hexagonal shape turns out to be the most efficient way that the wax can be used. This drive for ...

These three panels show a large scale model of a honeybee; a model of a bee hive or nest hanging from a tree branch with three smaller bees; and a wax model of a honeycomb showing the distinctive ...