Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Bees on the honey combs of a natural wax construction. The making of the honey by the bee begins in its crop during its flight back to the hive, thanks to an enzyme that transforms the sucrose into glucose and fructose. Arriving in the hive, the foraging bee regurgitates the nectar into a recipient bee. Then the long task of dehydrating the soon to be honey begins. To do so, it is placed as a fine film on the inner walls of the cells and is fanned by the worker bees to cause the evaporation of the excess water. When the honey has reached the required degree of moisture, it is transferred to other cells that will be sealed.