How many honeycomb cells are there in an average beehive?

A typical hive contains around 100,000 cells which takes about 2.6 lbs. of wax to construct.

When comb is first constructed it is pliable and near-white in color. Comb used for food storage takes on a yellowish hue over time due to the accumulation of pollen.

As comb used for brood rearing ages it becomes darker, almost black, and more brittle because of accumulated fecal material, propolis, and pollen. In the wild, as a colony grows and continues to add new comb, brood rearing gradually shifts into the new comb, with honey and pollen being stored in the old brood comb.

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