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What is bee wax and where is secreted?

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1. Bee wax is secreted by the abdomen of the worker bees at the age of two weeks.
2. The wax is masticated and mixed with the secretions of the cephalic glands to convert it into a plastic resinous substance.
3. The resinous chemical substance present in the wax is called propolis.
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