Why do bees love hexagons?

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Why do bees love hexagons?

Summary

In this article, Mehdi Dalil explains that bees use hexagonal patterns in their honeycombs because hexagons are mathematically the most efficient shape for dividing a space into equal parts using the least amount of perimeter—allowing bees to conserve valuable energy, as producing beeswax requires about eight times as much energy as producing honey. Additionally, bees keep these cells relatively small so the delicate structures can hold the heavy weight of the honey without breaking. 

Dalil connects these natural principles to modern product development and teamwork, arguing that product managers and designers should emulate bees by prioritizing decisions through quantitative data rather than emotion, optimizing resources to work efficiently, and scaling products gradually in small, manageable iterations rather than trying to build everything at once.

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