The upward tilt of honeycomb cells increases the carrying capacity of the comb and is not to prevent the outflow of honey

The cells of the combs of Apis mellifera are tilted upwards by approximately 13°. The literature says that this tilt serves to prevent the outflow of honey. We checked this by hanging empty honeycombs upside down into beehives. Honey was stored in these inverted honeycombs in the same way as in the...

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