This is part 3 of a three-part series of mathematical speculations about bees. Part 1 looked at honeycomb geometry, and part 2 looked at how bees estimate nest volumes. The sight of bumblebees roaming around British gardens, foraging for nectar, is common and comforting. The movement of these fuzzy bees between flowers and plants can often seem…
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Apiological: mathematical speculations about bees (Part 2: Estimating nest volumes)
This is part 2 of a three-part series of mathematical speculations about bees. Part 1 looked at honeycomb geometry. Honeybees scout for nesting sites in tree cavities and other nooks and crannies, and need to know whether a chamber is large enough to contain all the honey necessary to feed their colony throughout the winter. A volume of less…
Apiological: mathematical speculations about bees (Part 1: Honeycomb geometry)
A question that has puzzled many inquiring minds across the ages is: why are honeycombs made of hexagonal cells?
The Aperiodical is 10!
Not that we’re overly consumed with numerical coincidences, but it’s perhaps nice to note that ten years ago today we made a little fuss of launching a new blog site with our first post, a post marking Felix Klein’s 163rd birthday, and a video about the Klein Bottle featuring Matt Parker and Katie Steckles.
Our top 10 posts from 2015
In 2015 The Aperiodical went from strength to strength again, with 179 posts published by 18 authors. I’ve collected our ten most popular posts from 2015, in case you missed them.