Squares, triangles, hexagons. Bees could build flat honeycomb from these three shapes, but they always choose hexagons. Why? 🐝 It turns out people have been asking this for over 2,000 years! In 36 B.C., a Roman soldier and scholar, Marcus Terentius Varro, came up with the 'Honeycomb Conjecture'. He proposed that a structure built from hexagons is more compact than one built from squares or triangles. And because it has a smaller total perimeter, it would need less wax. (Wax is expensive, for a

Chocolate Dipped Homemade Honeycomb 🍯✨ Honeycomb is actually really easy to make at home - think of it as a homemade crunchie bar. This would make a delicious treat for Halloween. 🎃 It’s also lovely for Christmas wrapped up in some cellophane for a homemade gift. Such a delicious treat that takes just 5 minutes to prep. I love to add salt at the end but this is optional! Makes approx 20 pieces Honeycomb 100g caster sugar 2 tbsp golden syrup 1 tsp bicarbonate soda Chocolate 120g milk or dark ch