On Thu, 10 Jul 1997, Paul Cronshaw, D.C. wrote:
 
> I got a bee call yesterday to check out bee hive in a tree.
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> found that they fit better sideways and secured them with several rubber
 ...snip again...
 
> My question is:  Will the bees get upset with this re- orientation of the
> comb to a sideways position?
 
Probably...
My brother Ian was given a colony of bees in very old and totally glued
together equipment...the queen would not go up and lay in the new brood
box he placed above...[so he got a box full of honey instead]... finally
this year, we turned the old equipment upside down...brood was found above
soon enough...
 
...sideways??? i'm no expert but I bet the queen wont like it.... It would
be a good idea to put  another super on top now, with foundation, and
retire the wild comb as soon as possible.
IMHO
regard, Robbee