When you look at this honeycomb, you see restorative potential. The honeycomb consists of a double layer of hexagonal cells that are uniformly distributed. The honeycomb serves a crucial role in the survival of bees because it provides shelter and food during the long winters, while simultaneously acting as the starting point in the life cycle of a bee. Additionally, the honeycomb has served as inspiration for writers in raising a central awareness of the dwindling bee population and how the honeycomb could serve a pivotal role in combatting their extinction. Furthermore, the honeycomb has contributed to tissue engineering and organ regeneration in biomedicine as a direct result of its unique structure and characteristics. In a different way, the honeycomb serves as a symbol for the possibility of new life and rebirth in Jewish religious stories. Although all these roles are seemingly different, they converge when we develop an understanding and appreciation of each of them individually. By viewing the honeycomb through so many different lenses, we are able to observe the powerful potential honeycombs possess to restore. 

By: Laurel Rowe