Bee products

thumb|right|Bee hive wax complex thumb|right|Beeswax cake thumb|Commercial honeycomb foundation, made by pressing beeswax between patterned metal rollers

A honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal prismatic cells built from beeswax by honey bees in their nests to contain their brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae) and stores of honey and pollen.

thumb|Propolis, produced by the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) thumb|200px|Two bars from a top bar hive that the bees have glued together using propolis. Separating the bars will take some effort as the propolis has hardened. thumb|200px|Propolis on the upper bar

secretion from the glands in the hypopharynx of nurse bees

fermented pollen

Apitoxin or bee venom is the venom produced by the honey bee. It is a cytotoxic and hemotoxic bitter colorless liquid containing proteins, which may produce local inflammation. It may have similarities to sea nettle toxin.

thumb|Bee sting being applied during an apitherapy session.

textile fabric impregnated with beeswax, impermeable to water

American personal care products subsidiary of Clorox

chemical compound

Myrmicacin (3-hydroxydecanoic acid) is a chemical compound of the β-hydroxycarboxylic acid class. It is named after the South American leaf-cutter ants (Myrmicinae) in which it was first discovered, but is also found in royal jelly. Myrmicacin is believed to act as a herbicide which prevents seeds collected by the ants from germinating within the nest.

chemical compound

chemical compound