> The combs ARE parallel, they simply are not straight!  :)

parallel
[par-uh-lel, -luh l]

adjective
1. extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, *and never
converging or diverging:*

So, the combs are not ||.  As far as the speculation the that the bees were
coaxed, well perhaps.  But my first reaction was natural comb
.  
I didn't notice the heart shape until after reading Jim's response.

Aaron Morris - thinking Ocam's Razor

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