48 FORMATION OF SWARMS. 
The agitation was so considerable* 
that a sufficient number of bees did 
not remain to guard the royal cells, 
and several of the imprisoned queens 
were thus enabled to make their es¬ 
cape. Three were found in the clus¬ 
ter formed by the swarm* and other 
three remained in the hive. Those 
that had left the colony were remo¬ 
ved to make the bees return to the 
hive, which they soon afterwards did, 
and resumed their old post around the 
royal cells. 
In the night of the 15th one qnesn * 
fell. Also on the 16th there was a 
duel £ both combatants were extremely 
agitated, either with the desire of 
