Normally…a sheet…to guide the bees as to where to build.
So they just come across this weird pattern of foundation strip and start building onto it.
The reality is that bees will use as much space as they have to store honey.
In fact, natural hives can take on all shapes and sizes.
For instance,sugarbag bees, which are native to Australia, make hives that form large spiraling structures.
In temperate climates, some bees will even form an open colony where the entire hive is exposed.
These can hang off of trees, fences, or overhangs and take on impressive oblong shapes.
They need to cut away the extra honeycomb for free the frames below.
They can create incredible shapes from their honeycomb, both in boxes and out in nature.
