46 formation of swarms. 
queens would have left them, had not 
the bees prevented it. 
None of them were at liberty on 
the Ilth; the second should have trans¬ 
formed on the 8th : thus, she had been 
three days oonfined. Gn the 12th, she 
was at last liberated, and was treat¬ 
ed exactly as her predecessor. At 
mid-day, she departed along with a 
prodigious swarm. In the confusion 
which preceeded their departure, the 
third captive queen escaped from her 
prison, and went along with them. 
In order to continue this curious ex¬ 
periment, the two queens were re¬ 
moved form the swarm^ that it might 
* The queen is commonly found near the top. 
