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. 2022 Jun 7;7(2):75. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics7020075

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Diversity of man-made beehives and a natural honeybee nest. (a) Mediaeval bee haven found in Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland. The north-facing side of the pinnacle when bees are returning to their haven in 2015. (b) Fossilised bees’ nest within the pinnacle of Rosslyn Chapel. Photo Credit: Rosslyn Chapel Trust. (c) An apiary of stacked mud hives in central Egypt. Photo Credit: Gene Kritsky. (d) Bee bole embedded in a historic cottage, UK. cc-by-sa/2.0 by Oast House Archive. Source: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1296874 (accessed on 8 February 2022). (e) A handwoven basket hive, coated with ash and cobb, photo taken Cine Beekeeping Museum, Aydin, Turkey. (f) Urban beehives near an industrial area, 2021, Graz, Austria. (g) A feral honeybee nests. Source: https://forum.canberrabees.com/t/mount-taylor-act-wild-feral-bee-hive-in-a-tree/309 (accessed on 8 February 2022).