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Egg

Honey bee egg is pearly white, elongated, slightly curved cylinder rounded on both ends. The ends of the egg differ slightly in diameter. The egg is attached with the thinner end to a cell wall Research on the honey bee egg,
Gleanings in Bee Culture
, Volume 88, Issue 2, Number 2, p.104-111, (1960)
[1]. (scale bar = 0.1 mm)

Horizontal section of the nest

Horizontal section of the nest. Combs in feral nests are often curved. (scale bar = 10 cm)

Vertical section of the nest across combs

Vertical section of the honey bee nest across combs. In central and lower part of the nest the combs are narrower than in upper and peripheral part of the nest. The difference is related to use of the combs either for rearing larvae or storing honey. (scale bar = 10 cm)

Vertical section of the nest along middle comb

Vertical section of the honey bee nest along middle comb. The combs are attached to the top and side walls of a hollow tree. The attachment of the comb is at some places interrupted by peripheral galleries The nest of the honey bee (Apis mellifera),
Insectes Sociaux
, Volume 23, p.495-512, (1976)
[2] allowing movement of bees from one side of the comb to another. Below the combs there is an empty space where debris can accumulate during times of unfavourable weather. (scale bar = 10 cm)