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of queen-cells. About the time the first queen-cell is sealed the 
swarm issues. 
Q. Will a swarm fly out before a queen-cell is sealed? 
A. Sometimes ; but generally not. 
Q. When a swarm issues from a hive, does the queen go out 
first? 
A. No; she may be among the last. 
Q. When several swarms issue at once, if the queens are 
clipped, will all the bees go back to their own hive? 
A. As a rule each bee will return to its own hive. In a large 
apiary, however, it sometimes happens that there will be some 
mixing, part or all of the bees of a swarm being attracted by the 
noise of a returning swarm that had previously issued. 
Swarm, Kind of Bees in. — Q. When bees swarm, which leave 
the hive, the young or old, and are they forced out by the remain- 
ing bees? 
A. Bees of all ages are in the swarm, and they go out without 
any forcing. 
Swarms, Late. — Q. Is a swarm worth hiving after the last of 
May, and how late are they worth saving? 
A. In my locality nearly all swarms issue after the last of 
May. A good swarm is worth saving, no matter how late it comes. 
Swarms Leaving.— Q. How far will a swarm go off to a tree? 
A. Nothing definite about it. They may go a few rods or a 
few miles. They are likely to go to the nearest place where they 
can find a suitable lodging. 
Q. Is there any way to stop a swarm of bees that is passing 
by you, going to the woods? If so, how? 
A. Some have reported success by flashing upon the swarm 
the reflected rays of the sun by means of a looking-glass. Per- 
haps the most reliable thing is to throw upon the bees a strong 
spray of water, since this may hit the queen and make her fall to 
the ground. 
Q. Please tell me how to keep the bees of a swarm from 
swarming out again. I lost several swarms this summer by their 
swarming out. They were put in new hives that I bought two 
years ago. 
A. Years ago it was more or less the practice to wash out the 
hives with this or that under the notion that certain odors made 
it attractive to the swarm put in it. Nowadays nothing is wanted 
