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Subject:	Re: Comb building, cell orientation
From:	Ryan Williamson The Mouse Works <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Fri, 2 Aug 2013 09:28:39 -0700
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I took Peter's suggestion to heart and took a peak at some cells today.    I run a lot of foundationless frames so I have plenty of sample comb to look at.   After looking at 20 or so partially built frames I gave up as every one to my eyes supported the "hexigon first" way of thinking.   On the leading edges the planes are nearly always at the correct angle, not concave bowls.   I found one frame where the cells were quite shallow like a super shallow bowl and even those cells on the leading edges are all in nice straight planes and not curved bubble like.   If the bubble theory is correct shouldn't I have at least seen one good example of a cell displaying that property of a nice round outer edge on a leading cell?    I am no scientist and I dig the bubble theory but I have to believe what I see.

Regards,
Ryan

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