The largest part of maintaining a beehive is what they're actually contained in. Beekeepers use artificial hives to keep their bees in which consists of a wax foundation. This encourages bees to manufacture the the comb in a way that will contribute greatly to a straightforward harvest. The foundation itself is a thin sheet of wax that has a hexagonal cell-base pattern embossed onto both sides. This will enable the bees in such a way that it reduces their efforts when assembling the combs.