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formation of swarms. 
requiring fecundation, never remain 
later abroad. The two females be¬ 
came calmer, and tranquility was in 
a short time restored. 
Experiment on the Formation of 
Swarms . 
On the 14th of May, two portions 
of bees were introduced into a glass 
hive, and allowed only one queen of 
the proceeding year which had com¬ 
menced laying in her native hive. She 
was very fertile. The bees received 
her well, and she quickly began to 
lay in large and small cells alternately. 
On the 20th, the workers began the 
formation of twelve royal cells. 
On. the 2%th, ten were much, but 
