Hi Guys,

I arranged about half a dozen small cell size colonies according to the
plan. The clusters stayed centered better over the winter than before and I
attributed it to this arrangement.

The following year I established some colonies on clean, large cell comb
that were not arranged this way. The clusters were large in both types of
hives and remained centered. I now attribute the centering on the healthier,
larger clusters and not the comb orientation.

Since then, I've run a few top bar hives to investigate the structure and
cell size of natural comb. I kept track of the order combs were built and
their weekly progress. Comb orientation was one component I looked for but
didn't find any evidence for.

Regards
Dennis

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