Hi Joe and Everyone,

Thanks for the natural comb photos. I have seen a few colonies like that one
in my area. I think the lack of suitable nesting sites is a factor. Maybe
they just could not get a consensus and stayed where they had clustered.
For, like that colony, the ones I have seen seldom have any stored honey and
will not survive.

A close inspection of the last picture shows the variation in cell size
found in natural comb. The general structure can be seen. But any assessment
of cell size or spacing would need more control that these shots allow.
There is just too much room for distortion and it lacks any kind of scale.

The outer comb appears to have cell sizes that increase vertically. With the
smaller cells toward the top of that comb. It could be possible. But it
could also be a good indication of a high degree of distortion caused by a
high angle photo shot and the curvature of the camera lens.

Regards
Dennis

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