SWARMING 
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again, this after-swarm being accompanied 
by the young queen. If the beekeeper does 
not interfere other after-swarms usually is¬ 
sue with an interval of one or two days be¬ 
tween, each being smaller than the preced¬ 
ing until there are no longer enough bees 
left to divide among the remaining young 
queens. 
fuses the workers so they cease guarding 
the unemerged queens, and several may 
emerge at once while the hive is open. When 
subsequent after-swarms issue there may be 
several young queens at large in the hive, 
and sometimes several of them accompany 
the swarm. 
When the first young queen emerges she 
A cross of bees that are not cross. * 
Apparently after the first young queen 
emerges the bees hold the other young 
queens prisoners within their cells until the 
first after-swarm issues. If the hive is 
opened just before the issuing of the first 
after-swarm, usually but one of the queen- 
cells will be found vacant; but the disturb¬ 
ance of opening the hive apparently con- 
begins “piping” (see Queen-rearing, sub¬ 
head Queen's Voices), and her rivals con¬ 
fined in their cells answer her call. This 
“piping” can best be heard in the evening 
and usually may be expected about a week 
after the issuing of the prime swarm. When 
“piping” is heard in the evening an after¬ 
swarm may be expected the next day un- 
