Beeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis. The wax is formed into scales by eight wax-producing glands in
the abdominal segments of worker bees, which discard it in or at the hive. The hive workers collect and use it to form cells for
honey storage and larval and pupal protection within the beehive. Chemically, beeswax consists mainly of esters of fatty acids and
various long-chain alcohols. To produce one pound of wax requires the bees to consume about ten pounds of honey.
