Why are beehives traditionally represented as a, sort of, stacked conical structure? Is there a historical reason for this? Did bees originally create their hives in this shape? - Quora
![Bee hives in the wild usually don't have the stereotypical cylinder shape, but are made up into shelves. : r/interestingasfuck Bee hives in the wild usually don't have the stereotypical cylinder shape, but are made up into shelves. : r/interestingasfuck](https://preview.redd.it/qq75pa9dwqf61.jpg?auto=webp&s=997131b9c8b1017b811c0b8e9dc6481185199993)
Bee hives in the wild usually don't have the stereotypical cylinder shape, but are made up into shelves. : r/interestingasfuck
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