Hi Dee

You said
> Dave, not to be discourtious, but this should be
>
> YA YA YA YA AA AY AY AY AY
>
> or, FOR WHAT WE USED IN OUR COLONIES:
>
> YA YA YA YA YA AY AY AY AY AY

The upper line confuses me a little, but symetry is still present.

> The main gain sees to be attention to centering on the part
> of the bees and knowing where to restart

If this were the case then combs in a feral nest would have brood re-started
each season in the first combs deawn...

This is not the case...
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/churchtower.html
refers to the bees starting in the central combs, but these were not the
first ones that the swarm produced, which were off to the left of centre and
not even encompassed in the cluster by the end of winter..


Best Regards & 73s... Dave Cushman, G8MZY
Beekeeping & Bee Breeding Website...
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman