swahms and swabming. 11 



which would certainly suiBoe to prevent the issue of a first 

 swarm. 



Second swarms and casts contain far fewer bees than 

 first swarms ; often they do not gather suflScient honey to 

 last them through the winter, and require to be fed in the 

 autumn. 



Hunger Swarms. 



It occasionally happens in the very early spring that bees 

 that are quite destitute of provisions will swarm out of and 

 entirelj' desert their hives. Such Kwarms, it is needless to say, 

 unless promptly hived on combs containing stores and care- 

 fully fed, will very soon perish. They are known as "hunger 

 swarms." 



