The hexagon was known to humans for thousands of years, as evidenced by the six-spiked wheels of Babylonian and Egyptian chariots. Nature, too, takes advantage of the hexagon’s high degree of symmetry. Snowflakes, with their infinite variety of fine structure, invariably crystallize into perfect hexagons, a fact that never fails to fascinate nature lovers. And then there is the honeycomb, whose occupants, the hardworking honeybees, diligently shape their waxmade habitat into hexagonal prisms, making this shape a fitting logo on honey products.