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morning after the second swarm has issued, 
and a third swarm may be expected the next day. 
Fourth and Fifth swarms are cast under like circum- 
stances, usually at intervals of one day. If, however, 
no peeping is heard after the lapse of twelve days after 
the issue of the first swarm, no after-swarms need be 
expected. 
If the season is favorable, forage abundant, and the 
second swarm early, they usually fill their hive, or ob- 
tain sufficient food for winter. All swarms issuing af- 
ter a second swarm are usually of little value even in 
favorable seasons, besides greatly weakening the old 
stock, laying it bare for destruction by robber-bees or 
the moth. One swarm from each stock per year is the 
safest and most profitable rate of increasing stock, and 
all after-swarms should be prevented from issuing. It 
is easily and effectually accomplished in the movable- 
comb hive, by opening it in about five days after the 
first swarm has issued, and after removing the combs 
from the hive, cut from the combs all queen-cells except 
the most perfect one, and return them to the hive ; great 
care must be exercised in handling the comb contain- 
ing the remaining queen-cell, for if slightly touched 
against the next comb the inmate may be injured or 
killed. In due time the remaining queen in the cell 
will emerge as queen of that hive, and no more swarms 
will issue ; by this easy and simple operation, we may 
