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Capped and uncapped cells

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Capped and uncapped cells

Once a cell in the wax honeycomb has been filled with honey, it is sealed with wax to stop the honey from drying out. The lower part of this comb has been sealed, and the remaining cells are only partly filled with honey.

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Allan Gillingham, Beekeeping – Managing the beehive, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15760/capped-and-uncapped-cells (accessed 18 June 2026).

Story by Allan Gillingham, published 1 March 2009.