Hi Grant & All,

> Anyone with any ideas?
>

I had a swarm take up residence under a plywood board covering a compost
pile I had last season and they too oriented their combs North to South,
with face of the combs facing to the East and to the West. Anecdotally I
think it has something to do with magnetic or possible the direction of the
prevailing wind.

 . ..   Keith Malone, Chugiak, Alaska USA, http://www.cer.org/,
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