formation Of Swarms. 45 
things agitated the bees, and they 
precipitately rushed through the out¬ 
lets of the hive. It singularly hap¬ 
pened that the queen was herself un¬ 
able to follow or conduct the swarm* 
She had attempted to pass between 
two royal cells before they were a- 
bandoned by the bees, and she was 
so conSned and maltreated, as to be 
unable to move. She was therefore 
removed. The bees which departed, 
soon discovered that their queen was 
not along with them, and returned 
of their own accord to the hive. 
Four of the close royal cells had 
attained complete maturity, and the 
