On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, Guy Miller wrote:
 
> The guys building the comb gorge themselves with honey and hang in
> sheets at the building site. (I've seen that in an observation hive, and
> never knew what they were about.)
 
I reckon that hanging helps them to ensure the comb is truly
vertical in the nest.
 
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