Unless you're an entomologist or a beekeeper, bees typically inspire one thing: fear.But most bees are non-aggressive, and only sting when provoked.In fact, once you get beyond the stinger, bees are pretty fascinating.For example, honey bees are great builders.They have construction begins with finding a suitable site.Scout bees seek hollow spaces in trees and human-made structures.Such spaces must be able to hold at least six and a half gallons, and have a small entrance that faces south for warmth.Once they've found the perfect spot, the scouts prepare the site by clearing away loose wood or other rubbish and coat the space with a dried tree resin called propolis.Worker bees then take over, secreting wax to build the hive.Starting from the top and working down, they build combs-layers of hexagonally shaped cells with passage ways along the walls to allow bees to move between combs.
