[RayMarler]

Apiculture library needs to have The Hive and The Honeybee by L.L.Langstroth published by Dadant.

The bees will use your pool as a hive water source. I find that if i dip out the bees with skimmer net then after a week they quit using the pool. I think the survivors go back to the hive and warn them all not to use the pool. Good luck

 

[RayMarler]

Place the bees where it is easiest and most convenient and safe for you and your family. They will live wherever you place them. The southeast side may be better on them, but I bet the west side is not bad for them.