You are talking about ants. Bees are soulful creatures. They smell flowers, they dance, they sacrifice themselves for the good of all.

No distinction between "bee comb" and "bee cell" in French?

But they also mercilessly wage wars against those attacking them and exterminate other queen candidates when then are mere larvae. A worker's life is expendable and dedicated to the hive. Many things, in Nature have two sides, because Nature herself is dual: poetic and cruel, noble and vile, tremendously beautiful but at times, horrifyingly ugly. The color nuances of blooming flowers, crocodiles eating their own spawns alive and spreading their guts all over the place... The same Nature produces both.

I do know about "cellules royales" but I don't know if any other type of cells are called "cellules". I'm not enough of an expert to resolve the issue, unfortunately.

I don't know the English vocabulary related to beekeeping either.

Your approach to life seems a bit Manichean. I generally bow to Her Invisible Pinkness and try to be happy against the odds. 😀

I think Nature is amoral in the sense she's outside any right/wrong or good/bad logic, but to our own human understanding or judgement, she can be dual, interpreted as being both a negative and a positive thing. And in a lot of cultures, Nature has this dual aspect, she gives life but she also takes it when she sees fit. Then again, these are human judgements. Nature is about mere survival. Human civilization is about (or rather, SHOULD be) more than that.

Your thoughtful note triggered something in me. Please understand it's about me, not about your note.

I'll try to describe my reaction and it's a difficult task, if only for the reason that a precise communication is an unattainable goal. In what you wrote, I see a certain approach to life's most profound questions that I'm somewhat dismissive about. I might have been damaged by a mixture of positivism, rationalism, reductionism and a late onset escapism and no longer I feel like tackling these questions. I'm also humbled by those who discussed these issues with deep knowledge and great skills. I often think that many of these questions could be reformulated or even exposed to being meaningless tautologies and our efforts should be directed to finding positive sides to existence. If that doesn't sound like an ode to self-deception, what does? :)

Well I was just answering to the "Manichean thinking" argument, I didn't mean to tackle the subject either!

Don't worry, I've been damaged by a lot of mister_elephantism... Since birth!

"I see a certain approach to life's most profound questions that I'm somewhat dismissive about"
But did you actually see something, or do you just think you saw? Have you seen the truth or mere shadows of a projection your deceiving spirit thinks is the truth? What is Mr. Elephant's approach to life? Does Mr. Elephant has one particular, definite approach to it, does life even need to be "approached"? And more importantly: why does he talk about himself in the third person singular?
So many questions, so little time...

The answer to question who is Mr. Elephant is obvious: an sob who doesn't like bees. What else is there to add!

😀!!!!!!!!!!

OMG now I'm exposed. I prefer the C but I do like Bs because otherwise, how would we get honey?
See, that's one of my approaches to life: eating honey!

I'm usually sold out by the end of August, but this year I'll save a jar for you. Get a PO box.

Lol don't worry, but if there's a place I'm sure not to run out of (good) honey, it's the one I live in right now.
Thanks nevertheless for the kind offer!

You are missing on tasting a product registered under l'Appellation d’origine protégée (AOP).

I only eat those haha
Miel du Morvan and such
Not the pseudo-"honey" from China, don't worry :-D

And they are all the same. No need to to try camembert since I already tried brie.

The invitation is open, the appellation still has to be confirmed. I fulfill the conditions, but have to order stringent tests, which are expensive. I sell what I got without the stamp anyway. And my honey is the best!

Once again, no thanks! I've got more sorts of honey around me than I'd have time to taste...
I'm not the only person in the world, you'll find customers, little salesman, don't worry :-D