The female worker bees fan their wings to rid the nectar of extra water, which dries into honey, forming honeycomb cells. They build the honeycomb structure to store their honey, pollen ...

To make the honeycomb, lightly oil a 20cm cake tin. Put the sugar and syrup in a heavy-based pan over medium-low heat. Swirl the pan to dissolve the sugar, then stir with a spatula until all ...